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224 The Conjure Woman

l'ton, en got drownded, en co'se he could n' sell 'im back, much ez he'd lack ter 'bleedge Mars' Dugal'.
"Well, atter Chloe heared dis,s eh wa'n't much mo' use ter nobody. She pu'tended ter do her wuk, en ole mis' put up wid her, en had de doctor gib her medicine, en let 'er go ter de circus, en all so'ts er things fer ter take her min' off'n her troubles. But dey did n' none un 'em do no good. Chloe got ter slippin 'down here in de ebinin' des lack she 'uz comin' ter meet Jeff, en she'd set dere unner dat willer-tree on de udder side, en wait fer 'im, nigth atter night. Bliemby she got so bad de w'ite folks sont her ober ter young Mis' Ma'g'ret's fer ter gib her a change: but she runned erway de fus' night, en w'en dey looked fer 'er nex' mawnin', dey foun' her co'pse layin' in de branch yander, right 'cross fum whar we 're settin' now.