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The fact of the Governor of the county gaol being a family friend gave Patience Quarn various privileges. She had little difficulty therefore in procuring Molly an order to visit the dwarf.
The girl faced the ordeal with a courage born of new experiences and emotions. Perhaps the newest and most startling of any was her brief interview with Patience Quarn.