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<p>&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p> <span word="THIS">THIS</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="particulars">particulars</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="useful">useful</span></p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="absent">absent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meantime">meantime</span>,<span word="there">there</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lady">lady</span>; <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pug">pug</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="came">came</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dispose">dispose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="tan">tan</span>-<span word="yard">yard</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="thereon">thereon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proprietor">proprietor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="estate">estate</span>,"<span word="General">General</span> <span word="War">War</span>-<span word="Commissary">Commissary</span> <span word="Knight">Knight</span>," &<span word="c">c</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="attentively">attentively</span>, <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pen">pen</span>, <span word="paused">paused</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="begged">begged</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="complied">complied</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midst">midst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="General">General</span> <span word="War">War</span>-" <span word="she">she</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="sighed">sighed</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>!" <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="Puggie">Puggie</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seated">seated</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growled">growled</span>; <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sake">sake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="health">health</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visitor">visitor</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="outward">outward</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="characterized">characterized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snub">snub</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p> "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="bite">bite</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lady">lady</span>; "<span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="faithful">faithful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grumpy">grumpy</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="teased">teased</span> <span word="him">him</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridesmaid">bridesmaid</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span>."</p>
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