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11. "Charley, Charley," said my guardian, "how old are you?"
"Over thirteen, sir," replied the child.
12. "Oh, what a great age!" said my guardian. "What a great age, Charley!"
I cannot describe the tenderness with which he spoke to her, half playfully, yet all the more compassionately and mournfully.
13. "And do you live alone here with these babies, Charley?" said my guardian.
Little Charley came in.