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and my guardian was able tc by meat
from he butchers.
~ had great wish to study, ana
sUun learned Ill :he po' villrE" school
master could teach me.
zone day when ! was twelve years
old the lady came and took me away
from Mother GCndrcn. we took the
train, ard, after having changed at
DIXON. we arrived at E"asancon. !
LAZY had not spoken to M" dGlinS the
journey. We drove to large house
and there l found my little friend,
AdrieHne.
Il learned that the lady's name was
Nine. Courlait. She was a widow ard
she had Inherited all fet husbands
money and had Carried on the business
after her husbands death, with the
help of a manager, q man named Pre-
bois. Adrienne was Nine. Courlaits
little daughter.
MY blouse and thick thoes were now
replaced by clothes suitable for my new
position, Nine. Ccurlait told me that
was her nephew and that In the
future 1 must call her aunt. was put
into tie office as junior clerk Nine.
Courlsits manner with lie was very
| strange.
Sometimes she was almost tender
and at other times she would turn from
| me coldly and ignore me altogether.
, She was very pious and I noticed that
when she returned from mass she was
alv Ays more severe with re- dislik ed
Prebois. the manager; he was a hypo.
critic; under a suave manner he hid
| many Vices. The only bit of sunshine
In the house was little AGrtenne.
"One Sunday afternoon I was alone.
as usual Adrienne had gone to stay
with some friends and Nine. Courlait
| had returned to vespers. NJ. Prebois
came in abruptly, and, under pretext OF
urgent business, began to look through
some papers.
is there anything to do, monsieur?
| asked.
No be said, you can go into the
| garden. l want to work here. / obeyCd
| knew from experience that II did not
| pay to make the manager angry l sal
down on the garden steps and began tC
read.
soon the rain began to fall, and
went into the house and UP the stair
case which led to my room near the
lofts. My aunts rooms had two doors
one gave on to the servants staircase
and one OH to the principal staircase.
las l went up l heard angry voices
and then ! heard some one crying.
| stopped. My aunt was disputlng will
the manager. l was anxious and also
curious, but was just moving on wher
to the little door, and II the cry hat
been repeated I should have gone in.
II stopped down and looked through
the old-fasnioned lock; the hole was th'
| size of a 10-sou piece. NJ. Preboib wa
l.standing before my aunt In a threaten
ing attitude.
"'Why do you call like that? he sal,
in a rough voice, which had nothing il
common with his usual horeyed tone
You know ] am not going to do yoD
any harm; 1t is not to my interest t.
do so
Leave me, beg Of YOU; II you wisl
for money I will give you come mex
week, but leave me now. mplor
you.
"'Ah! ah! how kind you are Pre-
bots replied sarcastically. 1T is not
little money that l want. ] want all
You hear? All. And for that you viii
have 10 marry me. l wish it.
Never! cried my aunt
In two days continued Prebois.
shall have our b8nns published. You
papers are in order; mine also
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