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not pay the rent unless she
give me all I wanted to eat
and I told her, "for A., [Archie], said to,"
and she says she won't go
near them. And before A. would
pay the rent, I had to tell him
a lie and say I had plenty
to eat. A.- said also that
he was not going to board me
and pay rent to, [too], and, [Edie?].
I helped J- all I could in
every way, and A- said I did
not help a damn, and J-
heard him and did not
say one word, and here they
let on as if they wanted
me so bad to stay nights for
she has not been left alone for