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Chesney Wold

           Itwasinvainformetosay,"Now,Stubbs,IfeelquitesurefromwhatIknowofyouthatyouwillgoonifIridealittlewhile,"forthemomentIlefthim,hestoodstockstillagain.ConsequentlyIwasobligedtoleadtheway,asbefore;andinthisorderwereturnedhome,tothegreatdelightofthevillage.CharleyandIhadreasontocallitthemostfriendlyofvillages,Iamsure,forinaweek’stimethepeopleweresogladtoseeusgoby,thougheversofrequentlyinthecourseofaday,thattherewerefacesofgreetingineverycottage.Ihadknownmanyofthegrownpeoplebeforeandalmostallthechildren,butnowtheverysteeplebegantowearafamiliarandaffectionatelook.Amongmynewfriendswasanoldoldwomanwholivedinsuchalittlethatchedandwhitewasheddwellingthatwhentheoutsideshutterwasturneduponitshinges,itshutupthewholehouse-front.Thisoldladyhadagrandsonwhowasasailor,andIwrotealettertohimforheranddrewatthetopofitthechimney-cornerinwhichshehadbroughthimupandwherehisoldstoolyetoccupieditsoldplace.Thiswasconsideredbythewholevillagethemostwonderfulachievementintheworld,butwhenananswercamebackallthewayfromPlymouth,inwhichhementionedthathewasgoingtotakethepictureallthewaytoAmerica,andfromAmericawouldwriteagain,Igotallthecreditthatoughttohavebeengiventothepost-officeandwasinvestedwiththemeritofthewholesystem.

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