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killed; but Sam hastened to say, “She’s all
right, marm; she’s only fainted, and a little
brandy and warm fire will soon set her all right,
pretty dear.” And taking her from the nurse,
he carried her up to the house himself, laid her
down in front of the kitchen fire, and began rub-
bing her little hands and feet. She soon opened
her eyes, and seeing her mother bending over
her, she smiled and said she felt better. Mrs.
Summers then thanked old Sam again, and bid-
ding him good-bye, pressed some gold pieces
into his hand; but he put them down on the
table.

“Thank you kindly, marm,” he said, “but I
couldn’t take it anyway; I don’t want to be
paid for doing what any man would have done.
There weren’t no danger at all, you see, to me ;”
but he added, “ perhaps I didn’t ought to refuse
my partner’s share, so I'll take that and give it
to him, by your leave ; for Jim has a large family

to look after, and he is poor.”
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