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Chapter II

           "Mindyoudon’t,"saidBessie; andwhenshehadascertainedthatIwasreallysubsiding,sheloosenedherholdofme; thensheandMissAbbotstoodwithfoldedarms,lookingdarklyanddoubtfullyonmyface,asincredulousofmysanity. 

           "Sheneverdidsobefore,"atlastsaidBessie,turningtotheAbigail. 

           "Butitwasalwaysinher,"wasthereply. "I’vetoldMissisoftenmyopinionaboutthechild,andMissisagreedwithme. She’sanunderhandlittlething: Ineversawagirlofheragewithsomuchcover." 

           Bessieanswerednot;buterelong,addressingme,shesaid "Yououghttobeaware,Miss,thatyouareunderobligationstoMrs.Reed:shekeepsyou:ifsheweretoturnyouoff,youwouldhavetogotothepoorhouse." 

           Ihadnothingtosaytothesewords:theywerenotnewtome:myveryfirstrecollectionsofexistenceincludedhintsofthesamekind.Thisreproachofmydependencehadbecomeavaguesing-songinmyear:verypainfulandcrushing,butonlyhalfintelligible. MissAbbotjoinedin "AndyououghtnottothinkyourselfonanequalitywiththeMissesReedandMasterReed,becauseMissiskindlyallowsyoutobebroughtupwiththem. Theywillhaveagreatdealofmoney,andyouwillhavenone: itisyourplacetobehumble,andtotrytomakeyourselfagreeabletothem." 

           "Whatwetellyouisforyourgood,"addedBessie,innoharshvoice,"youshouldtrytobeusefulandpleasant,then,perhaps,youwouldhaveahomehere; butifyoubecomepassionateandrude,Missiswillsendyouaway,Iamsure." 

           "Besides,"saidMissAbbot,"Godwillpunishher: Hemightstrikeherdeadinthemidstofhertantrums,andthenwherewouldshego? 

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