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Women of the Country by Gertrude Bone
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William! He'll follow him round from place to place till he's out of
walking distance. 'What do you do it for, William?' I says to him, and
he stands on one leg and then on the other, and says 'I don't know,' he
says. 'I like hearing him,' he says. He's a great attraction for him."

"I hope there'll be a good meeting," said Anne, rising to go. "Don't you
get up. It's been a great relief to me to have a chat with you."

"I'll go down myself and have a look at Jane," said Mrs Hankworth.
"Perhaps in a week or so she'll have got a bit used to her position, and
see that she can't go on like that long."

"It'll be a real work of charity," said Anne earnestly. "Young people
think a lot of married women. She thinks, you know, that I'm an old maid
and don't know anything about it."

"Well, I'll go," said Mrs Hankworth, gratified. "Good morning, then. We
shall see you at the meeting."

"God willing," replied Anne, and turned to go, comforted by the
confidence and ample views of this well-to-do woman.




CHAPTER XVI


The little grey chapel at the corner of two roads was lighted and
already hot with steam on the windows. The wooden pews, set on steps
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