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Chapter 4

           HereadstheAgriculturalReports,andsomeotherbooksthatlayinoneofthewindowseatsbuthereadsallthemtohimself.Butsometimesofanevening,beforewewenttocards,hewouldreadsomethingaloudoutoftheElegantExtracts,veryentertaining.AndIknowhehasreadtheVicarofWakefield.HeneverreadtheRomanceoftheForest,norTheChildrenoftheAbbey.HehadneverheardofsuchbooksbeforeImentionedthem,butheisdeterminedtogetthemnowassoonaseverhecan."

           Thenextquestionwas

           "WhatsortoflookingmanisMr.Martin?"

           "Oh!nothandsomenotatallhandsome.Ithoughthimveryplainatfirst,butIdonotthinkhimsoplainnow.Onedoesnot,youknow,afteratime.Butdidyouneverseehim?HeisinHighburyeverynowandthen,andheissuretoridethrougheveryweekinhiswaytoKingston.Hehaspassedyouveryoften."

           "Thatmaybe,andImayhaveseenhimfiftytimes,butwithouthavinganyideaofhisname.Ayoungfarmer,whetheronhorsebackoronfoot,istheverylastsortofpersontoraisemycuriosity.TheyeomanryarepreciselytheorderofpeoplewithwhomIfeelIcanhavenothingtodo.Adegreeortwolower,andacreditableappearancemightinterestme;Imighthopetobeusefultotheirfamiliesinsomewayorother.Butafarmercanneednoneofmyhelp,andis,therefore,inonesense,asmuchabovemynoticeasineveryotherheisbelowit."

           "Tobesure.

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