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Alone In London

CHAPTER XVIII
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Who is your recommendation from ?" "I didn't know you'd want any recommendation," answered old Oliver, very mournfully; "she's very ill, and you could cure her here, and take better care of her than Tony and me, and I thought that was enough.

I never thought of getting any recommendation, and I don't know where I could get one." "Mr.Ross 'ud give us one," said Tony, eagerly.
"Yet even then," answered the lady, "we could not take her in until some of the cots are empty." "You don't know me," interrupted Tony, eagerly; "but Mr.Ross brought me here, a year ago now, and they cured me, and set me up stronger than ever.

They was so wery kind to me, that I couldn't think of anythink else save bringing our little girl to 'em.

I'm sure they'd take her in, if they only knew it was her.

You jest say as it's Tony and Dolly, as everybody took such notice of, and they'll never turn her away, I'm sure." "I wish we could take her," said the lady, with tears in her eyes; "but it is impossible.


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