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Chapter 23

           HepaidtwodollarsandahalfamonthrentforthesmallroomhegotfromhisPortugueselandlady,MariaSilva,aviragoandawidow,hardworkingandharshertempered,rearingherlargebroodofchildrensomehow,anddrowninghersorrowandfatigueatirregularintervalsinagallonofthethin,sourwinethatsheboughtfromthecornergroceryandsaloonforfifteencents. Fromdetestingherandherfoultongueatfirst,Martingrewtoadmireherasheobservedthebravefightshemade. Therewerebutfourroomsinthelittlehousethree,whenMartin’swassubtracted. Oneofthese,theparlor,gaywithaningraincarpetanddolorouswithafuneralcardandadeath-pictureofoneofhernumerousdepartedbabes,waskeptstrictlyforcompany. Theblindswerealwaysdown,andherbarefootedtribewasneverpermittedtoenterthesacredprecinctsaveonstateoccasions. Shecooked,andallate,inthekitchen,whereshelikewisewashed,starched,andironedclothesonalldaysoftheweekexceptSunday; forherincomecamelargelyfromtakinginwashingfromhermoreprosperousneighbors. Remainedthebedroom,smallastheoneoccupiedbyMartin,intowhichsheandhersevenlittleonescrowdedandslept. ItwasaneverlastingmiracletoMartinhowitwasaccomplished,andfromhersideofthethinpartitionheheardnightlyeverydetailofthegoingtobed,thesquallsandsquabbles,thesoftchattering,andthesleepy,twitteringnoisesasofbirds. 

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