`` So they are ! Why did n't you wear rubber boots ? '' `` I have n't got any . '' `` I 'll give you mine , then , for I hate them ; and as I never go out in wet weather , they are of no earthly use to me . Marie , bring them here ; I shall be glad to get rid of them , and I 'm sure they 'll be useful to you . '' `` Oh , thank you , miss ! I 'd like 'em ever so much , for I 'm out in the rain half the time , and get bad colds because my boots are old , '' said Lizzie , smiling brightly at the thought of the welcome gift . `` I should think your mother would get you warmer things , '' began Belle , who found something rather interesting in the shabby girl , with shy bright eyes , and curly hair bursting out of the old hood . `` I have n't got any mother , '' said Lizzie , with a pathetic glance at her poor clothes . `` I 'm so sorry ! Have you brothers and sisters ? '' asked Belle , hoping to find something pleasant to talk about ; for she was a kind little soul . `` No , miss ; I 've got no folks at all . '' `` Oh , dear ; how sad ! Why , who takes care of you ? '' cried Belle , looking quite distressed . `` No one ; I take care of myself . I work for Madame , and she pays me a dollar a week . I stay with Mrs. Brown , and chore round to pay for my keep . My dollar do n't get many clothes , so I ca n't be as neat as I 'd like . ''
And the forlorn look came back to poor XXXXX 's face .
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