This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ...have been very much astonished to have been told that she often did very dirty tricks herself; yet for all that, the accusation would have been a just one. "One must use one's wits to help one's self out of a bad job," she was fond of saying, and so the day after the Thanksgiving Feast she set to work ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ...have been very much astonished to have been told that she often did very dirty tricks herself; yet for all that, the accusation would have been a just one. "One must use one's wits to help one's self out of a bad job," she was fond of saying, and so the day after the Thanksgiving Feast she set to work to use her wits in the following way. Jane, having confessed that the vicar had seen both her and Bob in the Austin's van, the widow decided that it would be useless to try and hide her children's misdemeanour from him. It therefore behoved her to turn it to the best account she could. "I'll do this," she said to herself, "I'll step down to the vicarage and complain of the two, and I'll get the vicar on my side that way. I'll tell him 'twas all Jane's fault, and ask him to punish her by not letting her come to the Michaelmas school treat. May be, then, he'll look over Bob's share, and let him stop on in the choir. Going without the feast won't hurt Jane, but it would be a downright loss to me if Bob was to leave the choir." And this was true, for the choir boys had not only a suit of new clothes once a year and a supper at Christmas, but they enjoyed the still more substantial advantage of being helped to a good trade or situation after they had outgrown the choir. Bob would forfeit all this if he were turned out in disgrace. Everything, therefore, must be sacrificed to shield him. And there was another consideration which weighed with Widow Collins. There was no one but Mrs. Stanley who could help Mary in getting a new place. The girl might have some chance of starting fresh again if the vicar's wife would recommend her, whereas she would have no hope of getting a decent place with no character of any length to...
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