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Jo’s Will

           Whenthelittlehammerisnextused,therewillbeaspeckofrustuponit."Well,Jo!Whatisthematter?Don’tbefrightened.""Ithought,"saysJo,whohasstartedandislookinground,"IthoughtIwasinTom-all-Alone’sagin.Ain’ttherenobodyherebutyou,Mr.Woodcot?""Nobody.""AndIain’ttookbacktoTom-all-Alone’s.AmI,sir?""No."Jocloseshiseyes,muttering,"I’mwerythankful."Afterwatchinghimcloselyalittlewhile,Allanputshismouthverynearhisearandsaystohiminalow,distinctvoice,"Jo!Didyoueverknowaprayer?""Neverknowdnothink,sir.""Notsomuchasoneshortprayer?""No,sir.Nothinkatall.Mr.Chadbandshewosa-prayinwunstatMr.Sangsby’sandIheerdhim,buthesoundedasifhewosa-speakintohisself,andnottome.Heprayedalot,butIcouldn’tmakeoutnothinkonit.DifferenttimestherewasothergenlmencomedownTom-all-Alone’sa-prayin,buttheyallmostlysedasthet’other’wunsprayedwrong,andallmostlysoundedtobea-talkingtotheirselves,ora-passingblameonthet’others,andnota-talkintous.WEneverknowdnothink.Ineverknowdwhatitwosallabout."Ittakeshimalongtimetosaythis,andfewbutanexperiencedandattentivelistenercouldhear,or,hearing,understandhim.Afterashortrelapseintosleeporstupor,hemakes,ofasudden,astrongefforttogetoutofbed."Stay,Jo!Whatnow?""It’stimeformetogotothatthereberryinground,sir,"hereturnswithawildlook."Liedown,andtellme.Whatburyingground,Jo?""Wheretheylaidhimaswoswerygoodtome,werygoodtomeindeed,hewos

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