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He turned upon her, suddenly, a face like a mother's, and touched her hand with a light caress. "I stay in a workhouse sevena-hunder' year," he said gently, "you come seeta by window some-a-time." At this Bertha turned away, was silent for a space, leaning on the gate-post in front of her uncle's house, whither they were now come.
Some-a-time you see that gran' palazzo where I leef. Eesa greata-great sooraprise!" In the gran' palazzo, it was as much as he could do to keep clean his own grim little bunk in the corner.
Finally she answered brokenly: "I ain'd sit by no vinder for yoost a jessnut maan." This was her way of stimulating his ambition. "Ahaha!" he cried. "You don' know? I'm goin' buy beeg stan'! Candy! Peanut! Banan'! Make some-a-time four dollar a day! 'Tis a greata countra! Bimaby git a store! Ride a buggy! Smoke a cigar! You play piano! Vote a Republican!" "Toby!" "Tis true!"
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