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`` Nothing ails her , except a violent attack of industry , which has lasted much longer than I thought possible ; for , to tell you the truth without stint or varnish , she certainly was the most sluggish piece of flesh I ever undertook to manage . Study she would not , keep house she could not , sewing gave her the headache , and knitting made her cross-eyed ; but , behold ! she has suddenly found out that her pretty little pink palms were made for something better than propping her peach-bloom cheeks . A few days ago I accidentally discovered that she was sitting up until long after midnight , and when I questioned her closely , she finally confessed that she had entered into a contract to furnish a certain amount of embroidery every month . Bless the child ! can you guess what she intends to do with the money ? Hoard it up in order to rent a couple of rooms , where she can take Jessie and Stanley to live with her .