It does n't seem so long . Do n't you think he 'll be coming back soon , Jacob ? '' `` Oh , sure , '' said Jacob , who thought the very opposite . `` I have a feeling that he 's coming very soon , '' said Miss Hannah brightly . `` It will be a great day for me , wo n't it , Jacob ? I 've been poor all my life , but when Ralph comes back everything will be so different . He will be a rich man and he will give me everything I 've always wanted . He said he would . A fine house and a carriage and a silk dress . Oh , and we will travel and see the world . You do n't know how I look forward to it all . I 've got it all planned out , all I 'm going to do and have . And I believe he will be here very soon . A man ought to be able to make a fortune in twenty years , do n't you think , Jacob ? '' `` Oh , sure , '' said Jacob . But he said it a little uncomfortably . He did not like the job of throwing cold water , but it seemed to him that he ought not to encourage Miss Hannah 's hopes . `` Of course , you should n't think too much about it , Miss Hannah . He might n't ever come back , or he might be poor . '' `` How can you say such things , Jacob ? ''
interrupted Miss Hannah indignantly , with a little crimson spot flaming out in each XXXXX her pale cheeks .
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