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Chapter 37

           

           MrShortobeyed,observingunderhisbreaththathisfriendseemedunusually‘cranky,’andexpressingahopethattherewasnodairyintheneighbourhood,orhistemperwouldcertainlyspoilitscontents.

           Thegentlemanpointedtoacoupleofchairs,andintimatedbyanemphaticnodofhisheadthatheexpectedthemtobeseated.MessrsCodlinandShort,afterlookingateachotherwithconsiderabledoubtandindecision,atlengthsatdowneachontheextremeedgeofthechairpointedouttohimandheldtheirhatsverytight,whilethesinglegentlemanfilledacoupleofglassesfromabottleonthetablebesidehim,andpresentedthemindueform.

           ‘You’reprettywellbrownedbythesun,bothofyou,’saidtheirentertainer.‘Haveyoubeentravelling?’

           MrShortrepliedintheaffirmativewithanodandasmile.MrCodlinaddedacorroborativenodandashortgroan,asifhestillfelttheweightoftheTempleonhisshoulders.

           ‘Tofairs,markets,races,andsoforth,Isuppose?’pursuedthesinglegentleman.

           ‘Yes,sir,’returnedShort,‘prettynighallovertheWestofEngland.’

           ‘IhavetalkedtomenofyourcraftfromNorth,East,andSouth,’returnedtheirhost,inratherahastymanner;‘butIneverlightedonanyfromtheWestbefore.’

           ‘It’sourreg’larsummercircuitistheWest,master,’saidShort;‘that’swhereitis.WetakestheEastofLondoninthespringandwinter,andtheWestofEnglandinthesummertime.Many’sthehardday’swalkinginrainandmud,andwithneverapennyearned,we’vehaddownintheWest.’

           ‘Letmefillyourglassagain.

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