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AnswerDuring the Hard Winter of 1889-81, a son of Sam Masters and his new Scottish wife and their baby also stayed with the Ingalls family. The Master's son was an unpleasant and selfish person, and Laura electd to leave him and his wife out of the book - Rose completely agreed.

There is extensive material on this in John E. Miller's biography of Laura, Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder.

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