The curly-haired hen . ,jj>^ ? You can safely trust her to me. I will take care of her my-self, Madame. With us she will become famous throughout theworld. All the newspapers will speak of her. From yourpoultry-yard she will come into contact with the greatest courtsof the world. She will be petted by Grand Duchesses, and re- 58 THE CURL Y-H AIRED HEN ceive titbits from Imperial hands. Besides all this she will bein good company and will have plenty to amuse her. This pleading succeeded in dragging from Mother Etiennethe longed-for Yes, which, though stifled by emotion, wasseized upon by th
The curly-haired hen . ,jj>^ ? You can safely trust her to me. I will take care of her my-self, Madame. With us she will become famous throughout theworld. All the newspapers will speak of her. From yourpoultry-yard she will come into contact with the greatest courtsof the world. She will be petted by Grand Duchesses, and re- 58 THE CURL Y-H AIRED HEN ceive titbits from Imperial hands. Besides all this she will bein good company and will have plenty to amuse her. This pleading succeeded in dragging from Mother Etiennethe longed-for Yes, which, though stifled by emotion, wasseized upon by the American. The good woman had said Yes, she had conquered theselfishness of a mother for two reasons. She did not want to. JW. prevent Yollande from getting on in the world, and also shewished to let Germaine share this fortune, for it was owing toher that the hen had become so valuable, and she did not thinkit right to deprive her of the benefit. Thats all settled, then. Heres the contract, said the
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