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Chapter XXI

           IhateditthefirsttimeIsetmyeyesonit—asickly,whining,piningthing!Itwouldwailinitscradleallnightlong—notscreamingheartilylikeanyotherchild,butwhimperingandmoaning. Reedpitiedit;andheusedtonurseitandnoticeitasifithadbeenhisown:more,indeed,thanheevernoticedhisownatthatage. Hewouldtrytomakemychildrenfriendlytothelittlebeggar:thedarlingscouldnotbearit,andhewasangrywiththemwhentheyshowedtheirdislike. Inhislastillness,hehaditbroughtcontinuallytohisbedside;andbutanhourbeforehedied,heboundmebyvowtokeepthecreature. Iwouldassoonhavebeenchargedwithapauperbratoutofaworkhouse:buthewasweak,naturallyweak. Johndoesnotatallresemblehisfather,andIamgladofit: Johnislikemeandlikemybrothers—heisquiteaGibson. Oh,Iwishhewouldceasetormentingmewithlettersformoney?Ihavenomoremoneytogivehim:wearegettingpoor.Imustsendawayhalftheservantsandshutuppartofthehouse;orletitoff. Icanneversubmittodothat—yethowarewetogeton?Two-thirdsofmyincomegoesinpayingtheinterestofmortgages. Johngamblesdreadfully,andalwaysloses—poorboy!Heisbesetbysharpers:Johnissunkanddegraded—hislookisfrightful—IfeelashamedforhimwhenIseehim." 

           Shewasgettingmuchexcited. "IthinkIhadbetterleavehernow,"saidItoBessie,whostoodontheothersideofthebed. 

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