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And keeping yourself independent of your stepmother?"
Yes."
How long'd it take now, to get anything of that sort to do?"
I don't know at all. I believe there are a great many women journalists
and sanitary inspectors, and black-and-white artists. But I suppose it
takes time. Women, you know, edit most papers nowadays, George Egerton
says. I ought, I suppose, to communicate with a literary agent."
"Of course," said Hoopdriver, "it's very suitable work. Not being heavy
like the drapery."
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There's heavy brain labour, you must remember."
That wouldn't hurt YOU," said Mr. Hoopdriver, turning a compliment.
It's like this," he said, ending a pause. "It's a juiced nuisance
alluding to these matters, but--we got very little more money."
He perceived that Jessie started, though he did not look at her. "I was
counting, of course, on your friend's writing and your being able to
take some action to-day." 'Take some action' was a phrase he had learnt
at his last 'swop.'
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