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`` I kin scrub , '' she remarked calmly . `` I stand rebuked . Scrubbing is what they need . If you will come to-morrow morning and put these rooms in order , I will give you a dollar and your midday meal . '' Amarilly , well satisfied with her new opening , closed the bargain instantly . The next morning at seven o'clock she rang the studio bell . The artist , attired in a bathrobe and rubbing his eyes sleepily , opened the door .