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‘
Couldn
’
t
have
done
it
,
my
dear
!
’
retorted
Mr
.
Omer
.
‘
Couldn
’
t
have
done
it
!
Is
that
YOUR
knowledge
of
life
?
What
is
there
that
any
woman
couldn
’
t
do
,
that
she
shouldn
’
t
do
—
especially
on
the
subject
of
another
woman
’
s
good
looks
?
’
I
really
thought
it
was
all
over
with
Mr
.
Omer
,
after
he
had
uttered
this
libellous
pleasantry
.
He
coughed
to
that
extent
,
and
his
breath
eluded
all
his
attempts
to
recover
it
with
that
obstinacy
,
that
I
fully
expected
to
see
his
head
go
down
behind
the
counter
,
and
his
little
black
breeches
,
with
the
rusty
little
bunches
of
ribbons
at
the
knees
,
come
quivering
up
in
a
last
ineffectual
struggle
.
At
length
,
however
,
he
got
better
,
though
he
still
panted
hard
,
and
was
so
exhausted
that
he
was
obliged
to
sit
on
the
stool
of
the
shop
-
desk
.
‘
You
see
,
’
he
said
,
wiping
his
head
,
and
breathing
with
difficulty
,
‘
she
hasn
’
t
taken
much
to
any
companions
here
;
she
hasn
’
t
taken
kindly
to
any
particular
acquaintances
and
friends
,
not
to
mention
sweethearts
.
In
consequence
,
an
ill
-
natured
story
got
about
,
that
Em
’
ly
wanted
to
be
a
lady
.
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Now
my
opinion
is
,
that
it
came
into
circulation
principally
on
account
of
her
sometimes
saying
,
at
the
school
,
that
if
she
was
a
lady
she
would
like
to
do
so
-
and
-
so
for
her
uncle
—
don
’
t
you
see
?
—
and
buy
him
such
-
and
-
such
fine
things
.
’
‘
I
assure
you
,
Mr
.
Omer
,
she
has
said
so
to
me
,
’
I
returned
eagerly
,
‘
when
we
were
both
children
.
’
Mr
.
Omer
nodded
his
head
and
rubbed
his
chin
.
‘
Just
so
.
Then
out
of
a
very
little
,
she
could
dress
herself
,
you
see
,
better
than
most
others
could
out
of
a
deal
,
and
that
made
things
unpleasant
.
Moreover
,
she
was
rather
what
might
be
called
wayward
—
I
’
ll
go
so
far
as
to
say
what
I
should
call
wayward
myself
,
’
said
Mr
.
Omer
;
‘
-
didn
’
t
know
her
own
mind
quite
—
a
little
spoiled
—
and
couldn
’
t
,
at
first
,
exactly
bind
herself
down
.
No
more
than
that
was
ever
said
against
her
,
Minnie
?
’
‘
No
,
father
,
’
said
Mrs
.
Joram
.
‘
That
’
s
the
worst
,
I
believe
.
’
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‘
So
when
she
got
a
situation
,
’
said
Mr
.
Omer
,
‘
to
keep
a
fractious
old
lady
company
,
they
didn
’
t
very
well
agree
,
and
she
didn
’
t
stop
.
At
last
she
came
here
,
apprenticed
for
three
years
.
Nearly
two
of
‘
em
are
over
,
and
she
has
been
as
good
a
girl
as
ever
was
.
Worth
any
six
!
Minnie
,
is
she
worth
any
six
,
now
?
’
‘
Yes
,
father
,
’
replied
Minnie
.
‘
Never
say
I
detracted
from
her
!
’
‘
Very
good
,
’
said
Mr
.
Omer
.
‘
That
’
s
right
.