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The head now spoke again "Show the ladies into the room," it said.

A door was opened and we were ushered into a little room at the head of the stairs looking out on the back yard of the ajoining houses. The door was then closed on us & we were left to our own reflections. For my part my courage was returning and I was in very good spirits. It was all I could do to laugh low that I might not be overheard. Five minutes we sat thus then the door opened and the negress appeared again.

"There aint no telling when
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Mrs Porter'll be back. Its cleaning day and she mostly goes out then and stays pretty long. Theres another lady that sees people when Mrs Porter aint here, but then if you came to see Mrs Porter I guess perhaps you'd better make an appointment."

"I can't do that," I said, "but won't the other lady tell my fortune."

"Well ma'am I'll just see. She aint been feeling well the past few days but then perhaps as you can't come no other time she'll do it"; and the girl disappeared again. This time we had only a moment to wait. The head