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Then there was old Brownsmith's heavy foot on the stair, and he was

shown in to where I aiting

"Mrs Dennison will be here directly," said our landlady, and the old

man smiled pleasantly at me

I say old h I don't

suppose he was far beyond fifty; but he was very grey, and grey hairs in

those days e

"How do?" he said as soon as he saw ht I'd come and pay my respects"

He had a basket in his hand, and just thenbefore her on to h way, "but your son and

ht you a few strawberries before

they're over"

Before my mother could thank hi of 'eood as they should be, ma'am, but he said you

liked flowers"

I saw the tears stand in my mother's eyes as she thanked hied hietting ready for ht he would bring those few

strawberries and flowers