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He was thankful to make his escape with such rags of self respect as remained to him. Pa Sloane arose and came around to Ma‚Äôs chair. He laid a trembling hand on her shoulder. ‚ÄúMa, you‚Äôre a good woman,‚ÄĚ he said softly. HE WAS THANKFUL TO MAKE HIS ESCAPE WITH SUCH RAVINGS OF SELF RESPECT AS REMAINED TO HIM PALONE AROSE AND CAME TO MA CHAIR HE LAID A TREMBLING HAND ON HIS SHOULDER MY YOU'RE GOOD WOMAN HE SAID SOFTLY
us, and--‚ÄĚ ‚ÄúOh, Ma,‚ÄĚ began Pa, rising imploringly to his feet. Ma transfixed him with her eye. ‚ÄúSit down, Pa,‚ÄĚ she commanded. Unhappy Pa sat. Then Ma glared at the smiling Josiah, who instantly felt as guilty as if he had been caught stealing sheep red-handed. ‚ÄúWe are much obliged to you, Mr. Spencer,‚ÄĚ said Ma icily, ‚Äúbut this baby is OURS. We bought him, and we paid for him. A bargain is a bargain. When I pay cash down for babies, I propose to get my money‚Äôs worth. We are going to keep this baby in spite of any number of uncles in Manitoba. Have I made this sufficiently clear to your understanding, Mr. Spencer?‚ÄĚ ‚ÄúCertainly, certainly,‚ÄĚ stammered the unfortunate man, feeling guiltier than ever, ‚Äúbut I thought you didn‚Äôt want him--I thought you‚Äôd written to his uncle--I thought--‚ÄĚ ‚ÄúI really wouldn‚Äôt think quite so much if I were you,‚ÄĚ said Ma kindly. ‚ÄúIt must be hard on you. Won‚Äôt you stay and have tea with us?‚ÄĚ But, no, Josiah would not stay. GOING TO LEAVE NEXT WEDNESDAY SO YOU'D BETTER SEND HIM DOWN TO OUR PLACE MONDAY OR TUESDAY SO HE CAN GET USED TO US AND OH MA BEGAN PAY IMPLORINGLY TO HIS FEET MUCH TRANSFIXED HIM WITH HER EYE SIT DOWN PA SHE COMMANDED UNHAPPILY PA SAT THEN MAU GLARED AT THE SMILING JOSIH WHO INSTANTLY FELT AS GUILTY AS IF HE HAD BEEN CAUGHT STEALING SHEEP RED HANDED WE ARE MUCH OBLIGED TO YOU MISTER SPENCER SAID MAU ICILY BUT THIS BABY IS OURS WE BOUGHT HIM AND WE PAID FOR HIM A BARGAIN HIS BARGAIN WHEN I PAY CASH DOWN FOR BABIES I PROPOSE TO GET MY MONEY WORTH WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THIS BABY IN SPITE OF ANY NUMBER OF UNCLES IN MANITOBA SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR TO YOUR UNDERSTANDING MISTER SPENCER CERTAINLY CERTAINLY STAMMERED THE UNFORTUNATE MAN FEELING GUILTIER THAN EVER BUT I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T WANT HIM I THOUGHT YOU'D WRITTEN TO HIS UNCLE I THOUGHT I REALLY WOULDN'T THINK QUITE SO MUCH IF I WERE YOU SED KINDLY IT MUST BE HARD ON YOU WON'T YOU STAY IT HERE AND HAVE TEA WITH US BUT NO JOSIAH WOULD NOT STAY
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