So eagerly she besought me, that I had much
difficulty to answer.
"I shall be in a school, Margaret," I said. "I could not have
anybody there to wait on me."
"Miss Daisy won't never do everything for herself."
"Yes, I must," I said. "All the girls do."
"I'd hire out then, Miss Daisy, while you don't want me — I'd
be right smart — and I'd bring all my earnin's to you regular.
'Deed I will! Till Miss Daisy want me herself."
I felt my cheeks flush. She would bring _her_ earnings to _me_.
Yes, that was what we were doing.
"Clar, Miss Daisy, do don't leave me behind! I could take
washin' and do all Miss Daisy's things up right smart — don't
believe they knows how to do things up there! — I'll come to
no good if I don't go with Miss Daisy, sure."
"You can be good here as well as anywhere, Margaret," I said.
"Miss Daisy don' know. Miss Daisy, 'spose the devil walkin'
round about a place; — think it a nice place fur to be good
in?"
"The devil is not in Magnolia more than anywhere else," I
said.
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