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Except for what she had heard Putney say, and what she learned casually

from the people the for them He came and went so elusively, as far as Annie was

concerned, that she knew of his presence in the houses of sickness and

death usually by his little girl, who about in the

street before the door with the children of the hands She see the others in their plays and their squabbles; if she tried

to make up to her, Idella smiled, but she would not be approached, and

Annie's heart went out to the little oodwill as

toward the h the summer-open hen he called

upon the Boltons, and wondered if soether, but she had to send for Mrs Bolton at last, and bid her tell Mr

Peck that she would like to see hian a parrying parley of prelis before

she could say that she supposed he knew the ladies were going on with their

scheuely that

he had heard so to that effect, and she added that the invited dance

and supper had been given up