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"Oh," Willia; he asked me to see

Mrs Richie home She had taken tea with him"

Martha's face suddenly hardened "Oh," she said coldly Then, after a

short silence: "Mrs Richie's hair is too untidy for my taste"

When Dr Lavendar went back into the study he found David curled up in

an ar about so hard?" Dr Lavendar said

"Yesterday After church"

"Thinking about yesterday?" Dr Lavendar repeated puzzled David

offered no explanation, and the oldof interest after churchbut found none He had come

out of the vestry and in the church David had joined hi close behind hi, Sa, Dr

Lavendar" "How are you, Ezra? How hty

ocean, Ezra?" "The aht be estimated in tons, Dr

Lavendar, but I doubt whether the number of minims could be compu--"

"Hullo! there's Horace; how d'ye do, Horace? How's Jis of all the friendly

years Surely nothing in theot up and came and stood beside him

"What is your name?"

"N or M," Dr Lavendar replied