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She told her that she saw Mizzie

and Jomo under the tree and warned

her to be careful. The housekeeper

told Mizzie how dangerous it would

be if Mr. Chardley found out. She

thanked her for the advice and said

she would be more careful. As the

day went on, Mizzie noticed that

Mr. Chardley was keeping a close

eye on her. She couldn’t figure out

why and started to worry that he

had seen Jomo talking to her. While

she was having lunch, Mr. Chardley

approached Mizzie and asked her