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“ T'm Wilifred Moran. Peggy and 1
have exchanged places.”
“ Exchanged fiddlesticks ! ,1 was the
contemptuous reply. “ I ’ift in too much
of a hurry for nonsense. Now fly
round and get them potatoes pared for
dinner.”
“ Oh, but I can’t stop I I ’m going
home and will send Peggy right back
to help you. I think she will be glad
to qco to boarding school.”
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W ilifrid’s private thought was that
there could be no mode of life more
disagreeable than this-as Mrs. Bagley’s
servant, but she prudently kept this be
lief to herself,
Mrs. Bagley, who was now clattering
about in a hasty effort to put her
"kitchen in order, paid no attention to
W ilifred’s speech,
11 Get to work, P e g ; get to work,1’