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Maggie threw her arms round her neck, and kissed the brown, withered face. "God bless thee, bairn," said Nancy, solemnly. MAGGIE THREW HER ARMS AROUND HER NECK AND KISSED THE BROWN WITHERED FACE GOD BLESS THEE BARON SAID NANCY SOLEMNLY
oked at both, bewildered; at last a light dawned into her mind, and her face looked shrewdly and knowingly back at Mrs. Browne. Then she said, very quietly: "I think I'll take the next pitcher to the well myself, and try my luck. To think how sorry I was for Miss Maggie this morning! 'Poor thing,' says I to myself, 'to be kept all this time at that confounded well' (for I'll not deny that I swear a bit to myself at times--it sweetens the blood), 'and she so tired.' I e'en thought I'd go help her; but I reckon she'd some other help. May I take a guess at the young man?" "Four thousand a-year! Nancy;" said Mrs. Browne, exultingly. "And a blithe look, and a warm, kind heart--and a free step--and a noble way with him to rich and poor--aye, aye, I know the name. No need to alter all my neat M.B.'s, done in turkey-red cotton. Well, well! every one's turn comes sometime, but mine's rather long a-coming." The faithful old servant came up to Maggie, and put her hand caressingly on her shoulder. E MUST BUY A NEW SET FOR THE WEDDING DINNER NANCY LOOKED AT BOTH BEWILDERED AT LAST A LIGHT DAWNED INTO HER MIND AND HER FACE LOOKED SHREWDLY AND KNOWINGLY BACK AT MISSUS BROWN THEN SHE SAID VERY QUIETLY I THINK I'LL TAKE THE NEXT PICTURE TO THE WELL MYSELF AND TRY MY LUCK TO THINK HOW SORRY I WAS FOR MISS MAGGIE THIS MORNING POOR THING SAYS I TO MYSELF TO BE KEPT ALL THIS TIME AND BY THAT CONFOUNDED WELL FOR I'LL NOT DENY I SWEAR BUT TO MYSELF AT TIMES IT SWEETENS THE BLOOD AND SHE'S SO TIRED I EVEN THOUGHT I'D GO AND HELP HER BUT I RECKON SHE'D SOME OTHER HELP MAY I TAKE A GUESS AT THE YOUNG MAN FOUR THOUSAND A YEAR NANCY SAID MISSUS BROWN EXULTINGLY AND A BLITHE LOOK AND A WARM KIND HEART AND A FREE STEP AND A NOBLE WAY WITH THEM TO RICH AND POOR AY AY I KNOW THE NAME NO NEED TO ALTER ALL MY NEAT M B DONE IN TURKEY RED COTTON WELL WELL EVERY ONE'S TURN COMES SOMETIME BUT FINDS RATHER LONG A COMIN THE FAITHFUL OLD SERVANT CAME UP TO MAGGIE AND PUT HER HAND CARESSINGLY ON HER SHOULDER
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