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"Well, I never got 'em, Sis."

Aunt Polly, she turns around slow and severe, and says:

"You, Tom!" ssssssssss

Well -- what?" he says, kind of pettish.

"Don't you what me, you impudent thing -- hand out them letters."

"What letters?"

"Them letters. I be bound, if I have to take aholt of you I'll"

"They're in the trunk. There, now. And they're just the same as they

was when I got them out of the office. I hain't looked into them, I hain't

touched them. But I knowed they'd make trouble, and I thought if you warn't

in no hurry, I'd" ssssssssss

"Well, you do need skinning, there ain't no mistake about it. And I wrote

another one to tell you I was coming; and I spose he --

"No, it come yesterday; I hain't read it yet, but it's all right, I've got

that one." ssssssssss

I wanted to offer to bet two dollars she hadn't, but I reckoned maybe it was

just as safe to not to. So I never said nothing.

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