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An Encounter

           Thedayhadgrownsultry,andinthewindowsofthegrocers’shopsmustybiscuitslaybleaching.Weboughtsomebiscuitsandchocolatewhichweatesedulouslyaswewanderedthroughthesqualidstreetswherethefamiliesofthefishermenlive.Wecouldfindnodairyandsowewentintoahuckster’sshopandboughtabottleofraspberrylemonadeeach.Refreshedbythis,Mahonychasedacatdownalane,butthecatescapedintoawidefield.WebothfeltrathertiredandwhenwereachedthefieldwemadeatonceforaslopingbankovertheridgeofwhichwecouldseetheDodder.

           ItwastoolateandweweretootiredtocarryoutourprojectofvisitingthePigeonHouse.Wehadtobehomebeforefouro’clocklestouradventureshouldbediscovered.MahonylookedregretfullyathiscatapultandIhadtosuggestgoinghomebytrainbeforeheregainedanycheerfulness.Thesunwentinbehindsomecloudsandleftustoourjadedthoughtsandthecrumbsofourprovisions.

           Therewasnobodybutourselvesinthefield.WhenwehadlainonthebankforsometimewithoutspeakingIsawamanapproachingfromthefarendofthefield.IwatchedhimlazilyasIchewedoneofthosegreenstemsonwhichgirlstellfortunes.Hecamealongbythebankslowly.Hewalkedwithonehanduponhishipandintheotherhandheheldastickwithwhichhetappedtheturflightly.Hewasshabbilydressedinasuitofgreenish-blackandworewhatweusedtocallajerryhatwithahighcrown.Heseemedtobefairlyoldforhismoustachewasashen-grey.

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