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In Which Miss Sharp and Miss Sedley Prepare to Open the Campaign

           

           "Why,doyouthinkMissPinkertonwillcomeoutandordermebacktotheblack-hole?"saidRebecca,laughing.

           "No:but"

           "Ihatethewholehouse,"continuedMissSharpinafury."IhopeImayneverseteyesonitagain.IwishitwereinthebottomoftheThames,Ido;andifMissPinkertonwerethere,Iwouldn’tpickherout,thatIwouldn’t.OhowIshouldliketoseeherfloatinginthewateryonder,turbanandall,withhertrainstreamingafterher,andhernoselikethebeakofawherry."

           "Hush!"criedMissSedley.

           "Why,willtheblackfootmantelltales?"criedMissRebecca,laughing."HemaygobackandtellMissPinkertonthatIhateherwithallmysoul;andIwishhewould;andIwishIhadameansofprovingit,too.FortwoyearsIhaveonlyhadinsultsandoutragefromher.Ihavebeentreatedworsethananyservantinthekitchen.Ihaveneverhadafriendorakindword,exceptfromyou.Ihavebeenmadetotendthelittlegirlsinthelowerschoolroom,andtotalkFrenchtotheMisses,untilIgrewsickofmymothertongue.ButthattalkingFrenchtoMissPinkertonwascapitalfun,wasn’tit?Shedoesn’tknowawordofFrench,andwastooproudtoconfessit.Ibelieveitwasthatwhichmadeherpartwithme;andsothankHeavenforFrench.

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