The Freemason's Daughter: A Novel — page 147: what you’re looking at

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138 THE FREEMASONS DAUGHTER. “He must be mad! however, that I kept my promise to Tom and Sarah. Poor old man! I am glad, But I won’t go to him again, it only makes him worse.” With this resolution she sat down to her needle-work, that her mother might ask no questions on her return, which she was sure to do, unless she found her occu- pied. (SO nm Goo! SS (SO mn