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well,bessy,howareyou?beer,ihope,nowhewindhaschanged

eerandnobeer,ifyoknowwhahameans

oexacly,repliedmargare,smiling

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beuh;andwhenihinkimfarherandfarheroff,myhearsinks,andimnobeer;imworse

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bessywassileninherurnforaminueorwohenshereplied,ifyodledhelifeihave,andgeenaswearyofiasihave,andhoughaimes,maybeillsforfifyorsixyyearsidoeswi

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why,bessy,whakindofalifehasyoursbeen?

oughworsehanmanyohers,ireckononlyifreedagaini,andheydidn

uwhawasi?youknow,imasrangerhere,soperhapsimnosoquickaundersandingwhayoumeanasifidlivedallmylifeamilon

ifyodhacomeoourhousewhenyosaidyowould,icouldmaybehaoldyoubufahersaysyo ejuslikehresonem;isouosighouomindwiyou

idon knowwhoheresare;andivebeenverybusy;and,oellheruh,ihadforgoenmypromise

yoofferedi!weaskednoneofi

ihadforgoenwhaisaidforheime,coninuedmargarequielyishouldhavehoughofiagainwheniwaslessbusymayigowihyounow?

bessygaveaquickgnceamargaresface,oseeifhewishexpressedwasreallyfelhesharpnessinhereyeurnedoawisfullongingasshememargaressofandfriendlygaze

ihanonesomanyocareforme;ifyocareyomaycome

soheywalkedonogeherinsilenceasheyurnedupinoasmallcour,openingouofasqualidsree,bessysaid,yollnobedaunediffahersahome,andspeaksabigruffishafirsheookamindoye,yosee,andhehoughadealoyourcomingoseeus;andjusbecausehelikedyohewerevexedandpuabou

don fear,bessy

bunichoswasnoahomewhenheyeneredagreasernlygirl,nosooldasbessy,buallerandsronger,wasbusyahewashub,

knockingabouhefurniureinaroughcapableway,bualogehermakingsomuchnoisehamargareshrunk,ouofsympahywihpoorbessy,whohadsadownonhefirschair,asifcompleelyiredouwihherwalkmargareaskedhesiserforacupofwaer,andwhilesheranofechi(knockingdownhefireirons,andumblingoverachairinherway),sheunloosedbessysbo

esrings,orelievehercachingbreah

doyouhinksuchlifeashisisworhcaringfor?gaspedbessy,asmargaredidnospeak,buheldhewaeroherlipsbessyookalongandfeverishdraugh,andhenfellbackandshuhereyes

margareheardhermurmuroherself: heyshallhungernomore,neiherhirsanymore;neihershallhesunlighonhem,noranyhea

margarebenoverandsaid,essy,don beimpaienwihyourlife,whaeveriisormayhavebeenrememberwhogaveiyou,andmadeiwhaiis!

shewassarledbyhearingnichosspeakbehindher;hehadcomeinwihouhernoicinghim