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Topsy
bring them to her was the little black girl released. The next time suspicion fell on the child was after Eva’s sad end, and the little darkey was seen to hide something quickly in the bosom of her dress as some one approached. What do you suppose was hidden? A curl from little Eva’s hair and a tiny Bible–both had been given Topsy by the little white girl before her death. After this episode Topsy became the special favorite of Mr. St. Clare, who declared that the child must never again
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