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come near you to-day. I bade the servant tell his lady not to come.

You speak message to him?

To be sure I did. Lord help me! where was I to find time, and words, and spelling to write her an answer to all the particlers she axed to know about? I just bade him say to her that you were no better, and must not be disturbed.

She will disturb me de more, and call it comfort. O, dat ladies would leave off comforting!

But there is one lady who is good and quiet, I'm sure, and does not torment you.

Ay, der is one, and she be very good.

She sends you what is fit for you to take, and writes no notes at all.

I will dance, and play cup and ball to her, when I be well, and tell fader, when he returns, to take no money for it.

And will fader do so, think you? It would