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Silas Marner
Silas Marner

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Silas Marner is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By George Eliot • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 21 of Silas Marner by George Eliot holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 21 of Silas Marner contain?

Chapter 21 holds 93 sentences of Silas Marner, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 21 of Silas Marner by George Eliot exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 93 sentences, grouped into 19 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 21 of Silas Marner?

Work through the 19 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 19 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of Silas Marner?

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Which edition of Silas Marner is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #550, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Silas Marner take to read?

About 208 minutes of reading across 501 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Silas Marner

Words and structures a reader meets early in Silas Marner, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Spinning-wheels
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The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.
I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.
We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”
“Where to go, daddy?” said Eppie, in much surprise.
“To my old country—to the town where I was born—up Lantern Yard.
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Silas Marner

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Silas Marner is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.
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I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.
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We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”
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“Where to go, daddy?” said Eppie, in much surprise.
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“To my old country—to the town where I was born—up Lantern Yard.

Learner Dictionary

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Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.”

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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born

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From this reading “To my old country—to the town where I was born—up Lantern Yard.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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bundle

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From this reading We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”

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country

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From this reading “To my old country—to the town where I was born—up Lantern Yard.

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From this reading “Where to go, daddy?” said Eppie, in much surprise.

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From this reading I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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Eppie

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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everything

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From this reading We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”

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From this reading I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.

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From this reading We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”

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From this reading “Where to go, daddy?” said Eppie, in much surprise.

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godmother

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From this reading We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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house

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From this reading We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”

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From this reading I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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Lantern

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From this reading “To my old country—to the town where I was born—up Lantern Yard.

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last

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From this reading I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.

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leave

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From this reading We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”

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From this reading We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”

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From this reading We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”

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mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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money's

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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much

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From this reading “Where to go, daddy?” said Eppie, in much surprise.

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my

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”

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old

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From this reading “To my old country—to the town where I was born—up Lantern Yard.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.

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From this reading I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading “Where to go, daddy?” said Eppie, in much surprise.

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From this reading We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”

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think

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From this reading I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.

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From this reading “To my old country—to the town where I was born—up Lantern Yard.

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From this reading I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading “To my old country—to the town where I was born—up Lantern Yard.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading “To my old country—to the town where I was born—up Lantern Yard.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading “Where to go, daddy?” said Eppie, in much surprise.

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From this reading I’ve been turning it over and over in the night, and I think we’ll set out to-morrow, while the fine days last.

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From this reading “To my old country—to the town where I was born—up Lantern Yard.

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From this reading The next morning, when Silas and Eppie were seated at their breakfast, he said to her— “Eppie, there’s a thing I’ve had on my mind to do this two year, and now the money’s been brought back to us, we can do it.

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From this reading We’ll leave the house and everything for your godmother to take care on, and we’ll make a little bundle o’ things and set out.”

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