"Irentedoutmythirdfloor,back,thisevening,
"saidMrs。Purdy,acrossafinecircleoffoam。
"Ayoungmantookit。Hewentutobedtwohoursago。
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"Now,didye,Mrs。Purdy,maam?
"saidMrs。McCool,withintenseadmiration。
"Youdobeawonderforrentinroomsofthatkind。Anddidyetellhim,then?
"sheconcludedinahuskywhiser,ladenwithmystery。
"Rooms,
"saidMrs。Purdy,inherfurriesttones,
"arefurnishedfortorent。Ididnottellhim,Mrs。McCool。
"
"Thisrightyeare,maam;thisbyrentingroomswekaealive。Yehavetheralesenseforbusiness,maam。Therebemanyeolewillrayjicttherentingofaroomiftheybetouldasuicidehasbeenafterdyinginthebedofit。
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"Asyousay,wehasourlivingtobemaking,
"remarkedMrs。Purdy。
"Yis,maam;thatstrue。ThatjustonewakeagothisdayIheledyelayoutthethirdfloor,back。Arettysliofacolleenshewastobekillingherselfwidthegas—aswatelittlefaceshehad,Mrs。Purdy,maam。
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"Sheda-beencalledhandsome,asyousay,
"saidMrs。Purdy,assentingbutcritical,
"butforthatmoleshehada-growingbyherlefteyebrow。Dofilluyourglassagain,Mrs。McCool。
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