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           Idon’tblameherabit.Itmustbeveryhumiliatingtobecaughtcreepingbydaylight! 

           IalwayslockthedoorwhenIcreepbydaylight. Ican’tdoitatnight,forIknowJohnwouldsuspectsomethingatonce. 

           AndJohnissoqueernow,thatIdon’twanttoirritatehim. Iwishhewouldtakeanotherroom!Besides,Idon’twantanybodytogetthatwomanoutatnightbutmyself. 

           IoftenwonderifIcouldseeheroutofallthewindowsatonce. 

           But,turnasfastasIcan,Icanonlyseeoutofoneatatime. 

           AndthoughIalwaysseeher,sheMAYbeabletocreepfasterthanIcanturn! 

           Ihavewatchedhersometimesawayoffintheopencountry,creepingasfastasacloudshadowinahighwind. 

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           Ifonlythattoppatterncouldbegottenofffromtheunderone!Imeantotryit,littlebylittle. 

           Ihavefoundoutanotherfunnything,butIshan’ttellitthistime!Itdoesnotdototrustpeopletoomuch. 

           Thereareonlytwomoredaystogetthispaperoff,andIbelieveJohnisbeginningtonotice.Idon’tlikethelookinhiseyes. 

           AndIheardhimaskJenniealotofprofessionalquestionsaboutme.Shehadaverygoodreporttogive. 

           ShesaidIsleptagooddealinthedaytime.