You do n't mean -- '' `` I do mean it . I 'm Josephine Draper . Your mother and I went to school together , and we were as much as sisters to each other until she got married . Then she went away , and after a few years I lost trace of her . I did n't even know she was dead . Poor Mary ! Well , my duty is plain -- that 's one comfort -- my duty and my pleasure , too . Your sister is coming out to Dalesboro to stay with me . Yes , and you are too , for the whole summer . You need n't say you 're not , because you are . I 've said so . There 's room at Fir Cottage for you both . Yes , Fir Cottage -- I guess you 've heard your mother speak of that . There 's her old room out there that we always slept in when she came to stay all night with me . It 's all ready for you . What 's that ? You ca n't afford to lose your place here ? Bless your heart , child , you wo n't lose it ! The owner of this store is my nephew , and he 'll do considerable to oblige me , as well he might , seeing as I brought him up . To think that Mary Carvell 's daughter has been in his store for three years , and me never suspecting it !
And I might never have found you out at all if you had n't been so patient XXXXX that woman .
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