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It was not until the next afternoon, when he clie at

Mercer and piled his own and Martha's bundles on the rack above hi over What did it

to eat his bread; he had shown no

offence at anything; what the deuce--! He pondered over it, all the

way to Old Chester When Martha, according to the custo his day in Philadelphia, he dragged

out ue answers As she did not chance to ask,

"Did you hunt up Mr Lloyd Pryor? Did you go to his house? Did you

expect an invitation and not receive it?" she was not informed on

these topics But when at last she did say, "And my sachet-powder?" he

was cohtened

"I got the lye and stuff," her husband defended himself "And what did

you want sachet-powder for, anyway?"

But Martha was silent

After supper Willia

stolidly for an hour before he unbosomed himself Dr Lavendar did not

notice his uncommunicativeness; he had his own preoccupations

"Willia?"

Silence