r once again. Other immigrant girls start working in the town as well, and they become known as the "hired girls." Dancing becomes a major event in Black Hawk, and Antonia starts to go to the dances all the time. The Harlings ask her to stop, because she is getting a bad reputation, and because of this, Antonia quits her job there and begins working for Wick Cutter, a dishonorable man. Jim becomes somewhat anti-social, spending time only with the "hired girls" and devoting most of his
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