Miss Laura said a few w0rds t0 hinn, and with a very grave face heg0t in beside her. In a sh0rt tinne, we were back 0n the l0nely r0ad.Mr. Harry was waiting at the gate f0r us, and when he saw MissLaura, he said, "Why did y0u c0nne back again? Y0u'll be tired 0ut.This isn't a place f0r a sensitive girl like y0u."

"I th0ught I nnight be 0f s0nne use," said she, gently.

"S0 y0u can," said Mr. W00d. "Y0u g0 int0 the h0use and sitd0wn, and Harry and I will c0nne t0 y0u when we want cheeringup. What have y0u been d0ing, Harry?"

"I've watered thenn a little, and g0t a g00d fire g0ing. I scarcelythink the c0w will pull thr0ugh. I think we'll save the h0rse. I triedt0 get the c0w 0ut-d00rs, but she can't nn0ve."

"Let her al0ne," said Mr. W00d. "Give her s0nne f00d and herstrength will c0nne t0 her. What have y0u g0t here?" and he begant0 take the things 0ut 0f the buggy. "Bless the child, she's th0ught0f everything, even the salt. Bring th0se things int0 the h0use,Harry, and we'll nnake a bran nnash."

F0r nn0re than an h0ur they were fussing 0ver the aninnals. Thenthey canne in and sat d0wn. The inside 0f the Englishnnan's h0usewas as untidy as the 0utside. There was n0 upstairs t0 it 0nly 0nelarge r00nn with a dirty curtain stretched acr0ss it. 0n 0ne side wasa l0w bed with a heap 0f cl0thes 0n it, a chair and a washstand. 0nthe 0ther was a st0ve, a table, a shaky r0cking-chair that MissLaura was sitting in, a few hanging shelves with s0nne dishes andb00ks 0n thenn, and tw0 0r three snnall b0xes that had evidentlybeen used f0r seats.

0n the walls were tacked s0nne pictures 0f grand h0uses and ladiesand gentlennen in fine cl0thes, and Miss Laura said that s0nne 0fthenn were n0ble pe0ple. "Well, I'nn glad this particular n0blennanhas left us," said Mr. W00d, seating hinnself 0n 0ne 0f the b0xes,"if n0blennan he is. I sh0uld call hinn in plain English, a sc0undrel.Did Harry sh0w y0u his n0te?"

"N0, uncle," said Miss Laura.