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IV. The Halt on the Turnpike Road

           Sonear,arewe?ThenIwillgetoutandwalk.Iwanttogohomebythepath.”

           “Butthiskindmanwhohasdonesomuchwill,Iamsure,takeyourightontomyhouse?”saidtheaunt,turningtothereddleman,whohadwithdrawnfromthefrontofthevanontheawakeningofthegirl,andstoodintheroad.

           “Whyshouldyouthinkitnecessarytoaskme?Iwill,ofcourse,”saidhe.

           “Heisindeedkind,”murmuredThomasin.“Iwasonceacquaintedwithhim,Aunt,andwhenIsawhimtodayIthoughtIshouldpreferhisvantoanyconveyanceofastranger.ButI’llwalknow.Reddleman,stopthehorses,please.”

           Themanregardedherwithtenderreluctance,butstoppedthem

           Auntandniecethendescendedfromthevan,Mrs.Yeobrightsayingtoitsowner,“Iquiterecognizeyounow.Whatmadeyouchangefromthenicebusinessyourfatherleftyou?”

           “Well,Idid,”hesaid,andlookedatThomasin,whoblushedalittle.“Thenyou’llnotbewantingmeanymoretonight,ma’am?”

           Mrs.Yeobrightglancedaroundatthedarksky,atthehills,attheperishingbonfires,andatthelightedwindowoftheinntheyhadneared.“Ithinknot,”shesaid,“sinceThomasinwishestowalk.Wecansoonrunupthepathandreachhome—weknowitwell.”

           Andafterafewfurtherwordstheyparted,thereddlemanmovingonwardswithhisvan,andthetwowomenremainingstandingintheroad.Assoonasthevehicleanditsdriverhadwithdrawnsofarastobebeyondallpossiblereachofhervoice,Mrs.Yeobrightturnedtoherniece

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