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 Then, with an almost piteous look in her face, and with a sudden burst of confidence, born, doubtless, of a dawning faith in the man's evident sincerity and esteem, she said in a faltering tone:—

“God help me! what can I do? I've no man to stand by me, an' somebody's got to be boss.”