"
To this story, familiar as it was, Teddy listened with as much
attention as if he had never heard it before, and, when it was
ended, said,--
"And tell about your putting me to the squire, mother."
"Yis, b'y; an' that wor the biggest bit of loock that iver I wor in
yet. Two twelvemonth ago come Christmas it wor, an' iver an' always
I had been thinkin' what 'ud I do wid ye nixt, when Ann Dolan towld
me how her sisther's son had got a chance wid a lawyer to clane out
his bit ov an office, and run wid arrants an' sich, an' wor to have
fifty dollars a year, wid the chance ov larnin' what he could out ov
all thim big books as does be in sich places. Thin it somehow kim
inter my head so sudden like, that it's sartain sure I am it was
Michael come out ov glory to whishper it in my ear: 'There's Misther
Booros'll mebbe do as much for your Teddy.' I niver spoke the first
word to Ann Dolan, but lapped my shawl about me, an' wint out ov her
house with no more than, 'God save ye, Ann!' an' twenty minutes
later I wor in Misther Booros's office.
"'Good-evenin', Mrs. Ginniss,' says he, as ginteel as yer plaze.
'An' how is yer health?'
"'Purty good, thank ye kindly, sir,' says I; 'an' its hopin' you
have yours the same, I am.
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