e, and
quick ce run, but he have not come.

"Von time von man come dare, and vile he mend ze vindow, he talk mit
Meme, and ven ce tell him vot her name be, he say dot he know her fader,
dot he have see him, and dot he vill tell him vare ce be. Zen Meme ce
hop and ce jump and ce laugh, and ce be too glad. All ze days ce go up
to ze vindow, and ce look and ce look; and ze voman put on Meme von oder
frock. Ce give Meme ze locket, and ce give her much tings, ven ce tink
dot Meme's fader come. But much days he not come; and von time ze voman
vill take avay ze locket fon Meme, and ven Meme say dot ce not give it,
dot ce have got ze gold fon her moder, and ze vatch, and all ze tings,
ce strike Meme.

"Zen ven it bees dark, ze voman come avay mit Meme and mit me in von
oder big house, vare much ze girls and much ze boys be vot have no fader
and vot have no moder; and ven ze voman have talk mit ze lady dare, ce
go avay, but ce leave Meme dare, and ce leave me dare. Long time Meme
stay dare, and I stay dare. Meme go in ze school, and I go in ze school,
mit ze boys and mit ze girls. And Meme read mit zem ze English, and ven
ce learn ze vords, ce tell me ze vords, and ven I know ze vords, I talk
mit zem, and Meme talk mit zem.

"Ze lady dare be good, but all ze time, ven Meme go in ze bed, ce cry
dot her fader not come, and dot ce not fine him.

"Von time ven it bees cold, too cold, and ze vinds blow, Meme say dot ce
go, dot ce fine her fader, dot ce know vare he be; and ven ze lady not
know it, ce get her bonnet and ce get her shawl, and ce kiss me much
times; and ce say dot ven ce come back, ce vill bring her fader mit her,
and ce vill take me avay; and zen ven nobody see, ce go out. Long time
ce go, and ven it bees night, ce have not come back.

"Ze lady come and ce tell me, Vare is Meme? and I tell ze lady ce go dot
ce fine her fader. Zen ze lady tell ze man dot he go and he fine Meme;
and ven long time ze man not come back, ze lady ce go; but zey not fine
her.

"In ze morning von man come dare, and he bring Meme mit him in hees
arms; and von her hand be freezed, and von her feet be freezed, and Meme
cry; and ce tell ze lady dot vile ce fine her fader, ce have loss ze vay,
and ce bees cold and ce go up ze step to von door, but zey not let her
come in; and ce go up ze step to von oder door, but zey not let her come
in. All ze time ce do dot: ce go up and ce go up, but zey not let her
come in, and some ze time zey sut ze d