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The next morning's post brought business letters, and Cousin Ann feared she would have to leave Beulah, although there was work for a fortnight to come, right there, and Margaret had not strength enough to get through it alone. THE NEXT MORNING'S POST BROUGHT BUSINESS LETTERS AND COUSIN ANN FEARED SHE WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE BEULAH ALTHOUGH THERE WAS WORK FOR A FORTNIGHT TO COME RIGHT THERE AND MARGARET HAD NOT STRENGTH ENOUGH TO GET THROUGH IT ALONE
make a bedstead stay together." The whole family, including the crestfallen Gilbert, proposed various plans of relief, all except Nancy, who did not wish to meet Gilbert's glance for fear that she should have to suspect him of a new crime. Having embarked on a career of villainy under her direct instigation, he might go on of his own accord, indefinitely. She did not believe him guilty, but she preferred not to look into the matter more closely. Mother Carey's eyes searched Gilbert's, but found there no confirmation of her fears. "You needn't look at me like that, mother," said the boy. "I wouldn't be so mean as to rig up an accident for Cousin Ann, though I'd like her to have a little one every night, just for the fun of it." Cousin Ann refused to let Gilbert try again on the bedstead, and refused part of Mrs. Carey's bed, preferring to sleep on two hair mattresses laid on her bedroom floor. "They may not be comfortable," she said tersely, "but at least they will not endanger my life. Y OF HIS AGE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE A BEDSTEAD STAY TOGETHER THE WHOLE FAMILY INCLUDING THE CRESTFALLEN GILBERT PROPOSED VARIOUS PLANS OF RELIEF ALL EXCEPT NANCY WHO DID NOT WISH TO MEET GILBERT'S GLANCE FOR FEAR THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE TO SUSPECT HIM OF A NEW CRIME HAVING EMBARKED ON A CAREER OF VILLAINY UNDER HER DIRECT INSTIGATION HE MIGHT GO ON OF HIS OWN ACCORD INDEFINITELY SHE DID NOT BELIEVE HIM GUILTY BUT SHE PREFERRED NOT TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER MORE CLOSELY MOTHER CAREY'S EYES SEARCHED GILBERT'S BUT FOUND THERE NO CONFIRMATION OF HER FEARS YOU NEEDN'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT MOTHER SAID THE BOY I WOULDN'T BE SO MEAN AS TO RIG UP AN ACCIDENT FOR COUSIN ANN THOUGH I'D LIKE HER TO HAVE A LITTLE ONE EVERY NIGHT JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT COUSIN ANN REFUSED TO LET GILBERT TRY AGAIN ON THE BEDSTEAD AND REFUSED PART OF MISSUS CAREY'S BED PREFERRING TO SLEEP ON TWO HAIR MATTRESSES LAID ON HER BEDROOM FLOOR THEY MAY NOT BE COMFORTABLE SHE SAID TERSELY BUT AT LEAST THEY WILL NOT ENDANGER MY LIFE
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