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Marty, of course, went to the front shop, and handed her packet to him

silently "Thank you," said the barber, quite joyfully "I hardly

expected it after what you said last night"

She turned aside, while a tear welled up and stood in each eye at this

re of what I told you," he whispered, there being others in the

shop "But I can trust you, I see"

She had now reached the end of this distressing business, and went

listlessly along the street to attend to other errands These occupied

her till four o'clock, at which time she recrossed theWinterborne every ti, as he always did at this season of the

year, with his specihs rose above

the heads of the crowd, and brought a delightful suggestion of orchards

as there When her eye fell upon hi the tree like an

ensign, and looking on the ground instead of pushing his produce as he

ought to have been doing He was, in fact, not a very successful

seller either of his trees or of his cider, his habit of speaking his

ainst this branch of his

business