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Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush

CHAPTER I
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She wore a dismal old black gownd, which had grown too short for her, and too tight; but it only served to show her pretty angles and feet, and bewchus figger.

Master, though he had looked rather low for the gal of his art, had certainly looked in the right place.

Never was one more pretty or more hamiable.

I gav her always the buttered toast left from our brexfust, and a cup of tea or chocklate, as Altamont might fancy: and the poor thing was glad enough of it, I can vouch; for they had precious short commons up stairs, and she the least of all.
For it seemed as if which of the Shum famly should try to snub the poor thing most.

There was the four Buckmaster girls always at her.


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