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 She used to say, "I have lived many years in the world, and have never known people, good people, to be left without some friend; a relation, a benefactor, a something. God knows our wants—that it is not good for man or woman to be alone; and he always sends us an helpmate, a leaning-place, a somewhat." Upon this sure ground of experience, did Margaret build her trust in Providence.