I AM ESTHER
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“My dear cle no eac?” I said in a voice as velvety as I could muster.
“Mind your own affairs!” S sed.
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In tc me suspiciously.
“I’ve cried myself dry, er.”
Sly. Before I drank it, I stared into her eyes, swollen from weeping.
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In an exaggerated gesture, s oes. ted looking at me said, “May God protect us from baseless slander.”
gesture confirmed to ruth.
“’s going on?” I asked abruptly, w.
Indecisive ood t ty over Ser Enis tears.
“’s to become of me, now?” she