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           "Noneatall,ifyouplease,shedoesn’twishhernametoappearandhasnonomdeplume,"saidJo,blushinginspiteofherself.

           "Justasshelikes,ofcourse.Thetalewillbeoutnextweek.Willyoucallforthemoney,orshallIsendit?"askedMr.Dashwood,whofeltanaturaldesiretoknowwhohisnewcontributormightbe.

           "I’llcall.Goodmorning,Sir."

           Asshedeparted,Mr.Dashwoodputuphisfeet,withthegracefulremark,"Poorandproud,asusual,butshe’lldo."

           FollowingMr.Dashwood’sdirections,andmakingMrs.Northburyhermodel,Jorashlytookaplungeintothefrothyseaofsensationalliterature,butthankstothelifepreserverthrownherbyafriend,shecameupagainnotmuchtheworseforherducking.

           Likemostyoungscribblers,shewentabroadforhercharactersandscenery,andbanditti,counts,gypsies,nuns,andduchessesappeareduponherstage,andplayedtheirpartswithasmuchaccuracyandspiritascouldbeexpected.Herreaderswerenotparticularaboutsuchtriflesasgrammar,punctuation,andprobability,andMr.Dashwoodgraciouslypermittedhertofillhiscolumnsatthelowestprices,notthinkingitnecessarytotellherthattherealcauseofhishospitalitywasthefactthatoneofhishacks,onbeingofferedhigherwages,hadbaselylefthiminthelurch.

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