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There certainly did seem many things to do, but here was plainly an emergency case. If she could manage to go to the city, obtain Miss Dearing's address from the store, go to see her, and then stop at Dalton on her way back " "I ought to be able to do that," she told herself. "And it would be such a joy to take away all Tavia's worry before Christmas Day."
Dearing, who had till now kept silence, then spoke. 'I myself know of a wife who would be a fitting mate even for Fionn, son of Cumhaill Grania, the daughter of Cormac, who is fairer of speech and form than the daughters of other men. Fionn looked up quickly at Dearing's words.
Rube, Aleck Dearing's servant had half a shoat and Jim Bobbett, my own servant, had two ducks. Some one owned a big brass kettle, that would hold about half a barrel, which the wagons hauled, and it was soon on the fire, filled with the sliced pumpkins, to be stewed down.
She served one equally as heartily as the other. Of course she had to rough it, and see much hardship and exposure, but she gloried in so serving her country. She had several sons in the army doing their duty also, as became men from such stock. Jim Bobbett, my body servant, Rube, Alex Dearing's man and some of the other company darkies had also been south on the railroad looking out for supplies.
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