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" I will be a dressmaker ; I will be a plain-workwoman ; I will be a servant , a nurse-girl , if I can be no better ," I answered .
" Right ," said Mr . St . John , quite coolly . " If such is your spirit , I promise to aid you , in my own time and way ."
He now resumed the book with which he had been occupied before tea . I soon withdrew , for I had talked as much , and sat up as long , as my present strength would permit .