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Sir Felix Carbury les a second ti to Sheep's Acre farlected, and had, indeed,it But Ruby was there, and rerandfather returned from Harlestone market An early hour had been naht that a fine gentle fine people up in London,If he would coive such a mistake But he did not corandfather's summons as he called her into the house

After that for three weeks she heard nothing of her London lover, but she was always thinking of hiether avoid her country lover, she was in his corandfather returned fro to see her 'John Cru over by-and-by,' said the old man 'See and have a bit o' supper ready for hirandfather? He's welcome to stay away then, for me'

'That be dommed' The old man thrust his old hat on to his head and seated himself in a wooden arry he put on his hat, and the custom ell understood by Ruby 'Why not welcooing to have an eend o' this John Crumb is to marry you next month, and the banns is to be said'

'The parsonof 'e 'e'

'And why should you no be willing, you contrairy young jade, you?'

'You've been a'drinking, grandfather'

He turned round at her sharp, and threw his old hat at her head;-- nothing to Ruby's consternation, as it was a practice to which she ell accustomed She picked it up, and returned it to him with a cool indifference which was intended to exasperate hio If you go as John Cruo with five hun'erd pound, and we'll have a dinner here, and a dance, and all Bungay'