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When he finally understood that the house was not in flames , or his wife stricken with a deadly malady , when he began to get some notion of what all the strange pother was about , his replies , for the most part , took the following general directions : -LRB- 1 -RRB- that little Callipers was out of her mind with her sickness , did n't know what she was talking about , crazy , and the greatest little goose that ever was ; -LRB- 2 -RRB- that she had no business ever going to the Works , but that was all right now , and he did n't want to hear another word about it ; -LRB- 3 -RRB- that he could n't stop to talk such foolishness in business hours , and she 'd better go and lie down and rest and get her senses back ; -LRB- 4 -RRB- that he gave her that money for herself , and when he got dependent on his little daughter , he 'd let her know ; -LRB- 5 -RRB- and that there , there , not to bother him now , we 'd see , after lunch ... . Sufficiently vague replies these ; yet they seemed to leave the daughter in no doubt whatever that the matter which had all in a moment become dear to her heart was as good as settled . For when papa terminated the conversation by smartly ringing off , she immediately called another number : Jefferson 4127 , this one was , which , as the book shows -LRB- only she did not look at the book -RRB- is the number assigned to Meeghan 's Grocery , down by the old Dabney House ... . However the untutored voice at Meeghan 's reported that Doctor was out on his rounds and not to be reached before one o'clock . So Cally had to defer for a little while the happiness she would have in telling the lame wanderer across her path that , after all , his eyes had not put their trust in her in vain . Later she sat again on a revolving seat at Gentlemen 's Furnishings , eagerly purchasing shirts , cost not exceeding one dollar each , for James Thompson , aged thirteen , of up-country . It happened to be her work to do in the world , and she was doing it .