Chapter 22
He saw Rachael first, as he had heard her only. Ah, Rachael, my dear! Missus, thou wi her! Well, and now you are surprised to be sure, and with reason I must say, the old woman returned. Here I am again, you see. But how wi Rachael? said Stephen, falling into their step, walking between them, and looking from the one to the other. Why, I come to be with this good lass pretty much as I came to be with you, said the old woman, cheerfully, taking the reply upon herself. My visiting time is later this year than usual, for I have been rather troubled with shortness of breath, and so put it off till the weather was fine and warm. For the same reason I dont make all my journey in one day, but divide it into two days, and get a bed tonight at the Travellers Coffee House down by the railroad (a
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