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Bad Hugh

CHAPTER VII
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No objection will be raised if the woman is married, and unfortunate, or has a child a few months old.

Address, "A.E.R., Snowdon, Hampden Co., Mass." Alice thought it the queerest advertisement she had ever seen, but Anna was privileged to do queer things, and folding the paper, she went out into the hall, where the doctor sat waiting for her.
John's mustached lip curled a little scornfully as he read it.
"Why, puss, that girl or woman is in Georgia by this time, and as the result of this, Terrace Hill will be thronged with unfortunate women and children, desiring situations.

Better let me burn this, as I did the other, and not be foolish.

She will never see it," and John made a gesture as if he would put it in the stove, but Anna caught his hand, saying imploringly: "Please humor me this once.

She may see it, and I'm so interested." Anna was always humored, and the doctor placed in his memorandum book the note, then turning to Alice he addressed her in so low a tone that Anna readily took the hint and left them together.


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