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And my income is only seven hundred a year.
Somehow, Dorothy never believed
that they would succeed in gettingher box from Mrs Creevy.
The two of them went
up to the front door and Mr Warburton knocked. She had once more begun
tremblingviolently. But its hardly the kind of thing I should have thought
anyonewould REGRET losing.
At that a small, unreasonable but veryexciting hope
took root in her heart.
Youve a sort of mentalgangrene hanging over from your
Christian upbringing.
I dont believe in it any longer, if thats what you
mean.
He went on speaking, not appearingto notice what she had said. And after
that, added Mrs Creevy, Ive got a little something asI want to say to you.
And
do you think thats really the end of it? The little I had passed away quite
painlessly at the age of nine.
Not a sect I should care to belong to, I must
say.
The rest of the letter was taken up with grumblings about the waythings
were going in the parish. Perhapsthat part of it doesnt matter, really.
The
mind, he said, will play curious trickswhen it is in a tight corner.
But her
sins have found her out, all thesame. He could see the difficulty of her
ownparticular position, and he adverted to it a moment later. Surely it doesnt
make you any happier to go aboutquaking in fear of Hell fire?
Youre practically
asect in yourselves, he added reflectively: the Anglican Atheists.
And after
that, added Mrs Creevy, Ive got a little something asI want to say to you.
Have
some marmalade if you like, Miss Millborough, she said,quite graciously for
her. Now, however, he took it off and laid it carefully onthe empty seat beside
him.
But in truth the reason why Mrs Creevy had sacked her was quitesimple and
adequate.
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