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CAREFUL SELECTION OF BOOKS.
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She was fond of reading, had a clear head and a loving heart. She would lay aside all other work, and read any new book that I sent to her, and give me a distinct statement of her impressions of its value. There was scarcely any volume that she indorsed which failed to find a market. But as the years passed on and business increased, I thought I could not tax her any more. But she often said to me, ‘It was you who gave me up, not I you,’ ”