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article. that that excuse
in this family, at present.
You see, we have some
more books, in fact,
have filled all the spaces
in the cases and have
one row on top of the
long case and on top
of the one behind the
door.

Well, as, [MachMark ?], wrote you,
Lena sprained her ankle
and was far from
being as useful as she,
[right side],
should have been. Then
to cap the climax, her
mother was sick and
two weeks ago, Saturday,
after supper, she left
until Monday evening.
I had no one to help me.
Then, in a blinding snow
storm, an old Scotchwoman
of whom I know
and for whom I had
sent over, she is a pearl
as far as James is concerned
but, is so old I