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           "ButwherewillIlive?WhatsortofworkcanIdo?There’snostocktodroveuphere."

           "No,more’sthepity.That’swhyI’vegotyoualive-injob,Meg.You’llgetfreeboard,Iwon’thavetheexpenseofkeepingyou.You’regoingtoworkasahousemaidonHimmelhoch,LudwigMueller’splace.He’sthebiggestcanecockyinthedistrictandhiswife’saninvalid,can’tmanagethehouseonherown.I’lltakeyoutheretomorrowmorning."

           "ButwhenwillIseeyou,Luke?"

           "OnSundays.Luddieunderstandsyou’remarried;hedoesn’tmindifyoudisappearonSundays."

           "Well!You’vecertainlyarrangedthingstoyoursatisfaction,haven’tyou?"

           "Ireckon.Oh,Meg,we’regoingtoberich!We’llworkhardandsaveeverypenny,anditwon’tbelongbeforewecanbuyourselvesthebeststationinWesternQueensland.There’sthefourteenthousandI’vegotintheGillybank,thetwothousandayearmorecominginthere,andthethirteenhundredormoreayearwecanearnbetweenus.Itwon’tbelong,love,Ipromise.Grinandbearitforme,eh?Whybecontentwitharentedhousewhentheharderweworknowmeansthesooneryou’llbelookingaroundyourownkitchen?"

           "Ifit’swhatyouwant."Shelookeddownatherpurse."Luke,didyoutakemyhundredpounds?"

           "Iputitinthebank.Youcan’tcarrymoneylikethataround,Meg."