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Shewentfirstintoatobacconist’s——andsoldcigarettes。
Sometimesshesufferedfromactualwant，andatefriedfish。\"DoyouknowhownicefriedfishtastesinLondon，——youon’theOilan’？\"shewrotegayly。\"I’mgettingonsplendidly；so’sJohnGale，Isuppose，thoughhe’slookingcadaverousfromstarvinghimselfallround。TellauntyIhaven’tseentheQueenyet，thoughafterallIreallybelieveshehasnotseenme。\"
Then，afteraseverestruggle，shesucceededingettingonthestageasasonganddancegirl。Shesangmelodiouslyanddanceddivinely，soremarkablythattheignorantpublic，knowinghertobeaManxgirl，andvaguelyassociatingherwiththesymboloftheIsleofMan，supposedshehadthreelegs。Shewasthesuccessoftheseason；hercupofambitionwasfilled。ItwasslightlyembitteredbythenewsthatherfriendJinnyJoneshadkilledherselfinthechurchattheweddingofherrecreantloverandtheAmericanheiress。ButtheaffairwasscarcelyalludedtobytheSocietypapers——whowerenaturallyshockedatthebadtasteofthedeceased。AndevenGollyforgotitall——onthestage。
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