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"She's orful good to us," continued Aot the surpluses"

"It was, indeed, Amarilly; but my name is not St John It is John

Meredith"

"She was jest kiddin' ht at fust as how yer name was St Mark, and she said you could

never be a St Mark, that you was St John She likes a joke Mr

Reeves-Eggleston (he's playin' the part of the jilted man in the new

play this week) says it's either folks as never hez hed their troubles

or the, only,

he says, it's diffrent kinds of laughs"

The reference to the play re told row up"

"I did plan to go on, but she said when I got eddicated, I s I'd like better So htened John's dark eyes

"She, was right, As that would be better for

you to do, and I--ill try to help you find thee fever some time," remarked Amarilly