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reached his own precincts, where, as he passed through the court, he

auto in the shed and

around One of theon-spokes

"Hey?" said Melbury, looking hard at hi suddenly aithout answering, he went up

the court and entered the house As tiet past, they leisurely surveyed the

door through which he had disappeared

"What s the elder

"Soot a maid of yer

own, John Upjohn, that costs ye what she costs him, that will take the

squeak out of your Sunday shoes, John! But you'll never be tall enough

to acco for ye, John, as

things be Well, he ought to have a dozen--that would bring hiether last Sunday, and when they came to

a puddle he lifted her over like a halfpenny doll He ought to have a

dozen; he'd let 'eh puddles for themselves then"