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Mina Murray’s Journal

           Theybeallverywellforcomersandtrippers,an’thelike,butnotforaniceyoungladylikeyou. Themfeet-folksfromYorkandLeedsthatbealwayseatin’curedherrin’sanddrinkin’teaan’lookin’outtobuycheapjetwouldcreedaught. Iwondermasel’who’dbebotheredtellin’liestothem,eventhenewspapers,whichisfulloffool-talk." 

           Ithoughthewouldbeagoodpersontolearninterestingthingsfrom,soIaskedhimifhewouldmindtellingmesomethingaboutthewhalefishingintheolddays. Hewasjustsettlinghimselftobeginwhentheclockstrucksix,whereuponhelabouredtogetup,andsaid, 

           "Imustgangageeanwardshomenow,miss. Mygrand-daughterdoesn’tliketobekeptwaitin’whentheteaisready,forittakesmetimetocrammleaboonthegrees,fortherebeamanyof’em,andmiss,Ilackbelly-timbersairlybytheclock." 

           Hehobbledaway,andIcouldseehimhurrying,aswellashecould,downthesteps. Thestepsareagreatfeatureontheplace. Theyleadfromthetowntothechurch,therearehundredsofthem,Idonotknowhowmany,andtheywindupinadelicatecurve. Theslopeissogentlethatahorsecouldeasilywalkupanddownthem. 

           Ithinktheymustoriginallyhavehadsomethingtodowiththeabbey. Ishallgohometoo. Lucywentout,visitingwithhermother,andastheywereonlydutycalls,Ididnotgo. 

           1August. IcameuphereanhouragowithLucy,andwehadamostinterestingtalkwithmyoldfriendandthetwootherswhoalwayscomeandjoinhim. HeisevidentlytheSirOracleofthem,andIshouldthinkmusthavebeeninhistimeamostdictatorialperson. 

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