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Thank you, madam! Heaven knows I thank you! but as long as I have health and these two hands, I'll take care of her who took care of me before I could take care of myself.

You are a good young man, I see, and I have a great mind to take care brought you both. She has brought you up soberly, I hope, and taught you to read your Bible.

O Lord, madam! old Grizel can't read a word herself, but many a time she desires me to be good—and so I will: hang me if I don't read the Bible from beginning to end, hard names and altogether!

Come into the parlour with me: you must tell me more of this story of Mr. Worshipton and my niece.

I sought them every where, and thought I should never