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-she  declared  flatly  all men  were  selfish  and  she  was  being  sent  to  a  TB  sanitarium   , she  got  a note  from him , she  gave  it  to  john , he  consoled  her  , sanitariums  were  not  bad  places  , people  were  there  for  their  treatment  and  got  well, he  also  visited  his  cousin staying  there  sometimes
-john smiled  and  added  alice  was  the  best  of  them all  and  perhaps  most  qualified  and  capable  to  handle  files  and  accounts, something  was  not  right  in the  sanitarium  and as  she  had  always  said  he  who  can  handle  accounts  well  can  mage  better anything  in this  world  , 
-so  she  had  a  chance  to  prove  herself  and he  hoped  she alone  can  do  it