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he  pau  ed  ju     a  moment  at th  livin  -room  do  r,  and  then,  with  a
                          mil  unlik  h  r  u  ual       If,  nt  r  d  th  r  m.  A  middl  -ag          man  ad-
                        vanced  to  me  t  h  r.  "Do  I  hav  th  pl  a  ur  of  p  aking  to  1i              urn-
                         ham?"  h  a  k  d  polit  ly.  "I  a·  ur  you  th  plea  ur  i  all  min  ,  Ir.
                          o  t  n."  "Well,  1i        urnham,  you  r  memb  r  I  aid  in  my  I  tt  r  I  had
                        a  propo  ition  to  off  r  you."  "  h,  y  ,  y  ;  I  r  member p  rf  ctly."

                             "Well,  h  r  it i  :  I  hav    wo  fin  boy  and a  little  girl.      fy  wife  and
                        I  (h  r  a  ga p  from  Mi  ~  Burnham)  are  un\i  illing  to          nd  th  m  to  th
                        public  chool  and,  a  I  b  li  v  y  u  ar  capabl  and \\'  can tru ~t you  fully,
                        I  offer you the plac  of govern  ..  and will  pay you  a  good  alary."

                               or an  an  w  r,  Mi      urnham  f  II  into  a  d  ad  faint  and  when  ~ h  r  -
                        viv  d  th  g  ntl  man  wa ·  gon  and  h  wa.  in  her own  room,  till  rejoic-
                        ing in her thirty-five y  ar  of  ingle happin  . .               _    lady  Mallory.




























































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