Madame plans soon
to return to the East. Perhaps this Lily, then--"
"Ma'am, I want to work for you!" broke out Lily suddenly,
stretching out her hands. "I don't want to go back home. I want
to go with you. I cain't go back home--I'd only run away--again.
They'd have to kill me."
Some swift arithmetic was passing through Josephine's mind at the
time. Here, then, was concrete opportunity to set in practice some
of her theories.
"Lily, would you like to come with me as my maid?" she demanded.
"Could you learn, do you think, in case I should need you?"
"Of co'se I could learn, Ma'am. I'd do my very best."
It was thus that it was agreed, with small preliminary, that on the
next morning Tallwoods should lose three of its late tenants.
Josephine ventured to inquire of Dunwody regarding Lily. "Take her
if you like," said he bruskly. "I will arrange the papers for it
with Clayton himself. There will be no expense to you. If he
wants to sell the girl I'll pay him.
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