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Bad Hugh

CHAPTER VII
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Mrs.Johnson was fond of Anna, and she expressed her pleasure so eagerly that Anna decided to remain, and went with Alice to remove her wrappings.
"Oh, I forgot!" she exclaimed, as a sudden thought seemed to strike her.
"I don't know as I can stay after all, though I might write it here, I suppose as well as at home; and as John is going to New York to-night he will take it along." "What is it ?" Alice asked; and Anna replied: "You'll think me very foolish, no doubt, but I want to know if you too think so.

I'm so dependent on other's opinions," and, in a low tone, Anna told of the advertisement seen early last winter, how queerly it was expressed, and how careless John had been in tearing off the name and address, with which to light his cigar.

"It seems to me," she continued, "that 'unfortunate married woman' is the very one I want." "Yes; but how will you find her?
I understand that the address was burned," Alice rejoined quickly, feeling herself that Anna was hardly sane in her calculations.
"Oh, I've used that in the wording," Anna answered.

"I do not know as it will ever reach her, it's been so long, but if it does, she'll be sure to know I mean her, or somebody like her." "I dislike writing very much," she said, as she saw the array of materials, "and I write so illegibly too.

Please do it for me, that's a dear, good girl," and she gave the pen to Alice, who wrote the first word, "Wanted," and then waited for Anna to dictate.
"WANTED--By an invalid lady, whose home is in the country, a young woman, who will be both useful and agreeable, either as a companion or waiting maid.


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