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you would have no objection to the
process.”

«Better get your fortune before you
play patron,” yawned Maria; “ with
all your tact, you will find it no easy
task to impose on the keen-eyed Mrs.
Elmore, especially with that little
blunt imp of a Laura about the
house.”

“ O,” said Jane, “I can easily dis-
pose of her; Mrs. Elmore loves flat-
tery too well to be pleased with such
a little truth-telling fool. Mrs. EI-
more looks shockingly now, don’t
you think she does ?”

“To be sure,” replied Maria, “she
will die of consumption before a
year; but I know she would be
terrified out of her senses at the
thoughts of death. What a mon-
strous ‘whopper’ | was that of mo-