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4s footman, and ushered up stairs by
the lady’s maid, who reprimanded her rather
sharply for her unpunctuality. Mary had
the Irish readiness at. framing an excuse,
and she managed to soften the Abigal’s dis-
pleasure before they reached the lady’s dress-
ing-room. at

Mrs. Layton had her baby in her lap, and
her feet on the fender-stool, and examined the
work over and over again, in a way that
Mary thought very peculiar. She told her
maid twice she need not wait, ‘before the
woman attempted to move.
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