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AS she mounted the steps with Willie, Persis felt something of Forbes' regret. She was a slave on the block, and the man she wanted for owner was crowded from the mart.
"What did father have to say?" she asked, in a dull tone already despairing.
"I-I-it wasn't very pleasant."
"Hand it to me."
"He said to break it to you gently."
"Wel
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