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    apersanhistalkforthelaoneypurseangivehienshillingshusholdto.

    butthatsnoanoran,jabezsaid.

    is.itoldjio.“says.“thelaahinkinoittillisyunderaybehelldrinkhisselftodeath.”ieenasttoldhiutrightetheetfifteenshillins

    aheraskedjabez.

    hehadtheproofsanthepapers.jihoeantaxedefortheyansiddlinshort.theysaidthettereeroh,yes,theyreegrettedtherehadbeenanht.irearyoutintheaneagaininhisusualsahaerinonandhaerinonabouthisdutytohisporedeareaoreney.jisedtoslipitintohishandbehindthedoor;buthisthersheheardthek.shedidntholdoney.shedudbesettinuphalfthenightansanhadthela.

    hadntthatnnotradenorbusihen

    hetoldheupthereinlunnon.

    anhoarytakeit

    shesaidshedsointoserviistressudbeddlinputtoitforaidforesheputryintooneyjiavehianeaaryasther,shedidntlikepartinoney,anbeinobligedtoventbyuth,shead.justaboutshead

    enoveer,ilodgedisiderainsthishenhouse.ipaidherreendedindryfrostesrightaas.doehielfbeotheseventeenae,“getthatrubbishaannersyouyspastsalvation.itlendyounohelp,”hesays,“butworkanillpayye.”

    youhadhihere,jabezkled.

    yes.ireybargain,butthebrookessofit,selvesheaddoealltheti.longtoeshhistoppinaxeoverhisshoulder.

    “beyoundedforarahandatyourjob”hesays.

    “beyouuto”ises,aalktoitjiaidinalongsideo.hesnohuoppinaxe.

    ybe,butiveseedhitajobothrotokeoutnoshape,saidjabez.hehaventgottheshoulders,hejudgntopinionber.hedhtlykeuphisndothrowher.

    u,hedsotherblanhifterydaytothinkofit,”heses,byherself.ilayshenohushney,”heses.“ilayhellbesurprisedbythetihesdoallthetalk.buthesnohuhetoppinaxe.

    thebrookshedhenitall,jesse,”heses,standinup;“thefloodstbeoverdoorstepsatho,forhereesoldetopbeeskep”

    yes.iallusheardhepaintshisbeeskeps,jabezputin.idunnopaintdonttarrifybeesrenitkeepsery.

    “illhaveapookatit,”heses,anhepooksatitasitesroundtheelber.therooshnighjerkedthepookeroutofhishandgrips,anhenighhitinthefaaryslunnonfather,”hesespresently.“lendatdillkesu

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