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CRAIG’S WIFE
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out there, Mrs. Harold; I wanted you to give my niece a little breakfast.

Mrs. Harold

I’ve left everything ready out there, Mrs. Craig.

Mrs. Craig

Where are you going, Mrs. Harold?

Mrs. Harold

Why, I’m going with Miss Austen, Mrs. Craig.

Mrs. Craig

Indeed?

Mrs. Harold

She was tellin’ me last night she was goin’ to leave here, and I said I thought I’d be leavin’ pretty soon myself; so she said if I was goin’ anyway soon, she’d like very much to have me go with her.

Mrs. Craig

And where are you going with her?

Mrs. Harold

Why, we are goin’ to the Ritz-Carlton first, and after that she sez she’s goin’ to travel for a few years.

Mrs. Craig

Well, that ought to be a very good experience for you.

Mrs. Harold

Yes, I’ve never been many places outside of here and Long Branch, and I thought I’d better take the chance while I had it.

Mrs. Craig

And do you think it’s very considerate of you, Mrs. Harold, to walk away this way without giving me any notice?

Mrs. Harold

You didn’t give Mazie much notice last night, Mrs. Craig.