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Idon’tknowwhattheythinkthey’redoing—probablygotsomegoodfooddumpsandarescaredofanyoneelsewantingsomeofit.Anyway,there’snosenseintakingrisks,soIjustlet‘emstew.
"Still,quitealotdidcomealong.Inayearwe’dgoneuptothreehundredorso—notallsighted,ofcourse."Itwasn’tuntilaboutamonthagothatIcameacrossCokerandhislot—andoneofthefirstthingsheasked,bytheway,waswhetheryou’dshownup.Theyhadabadtime,particularlyatfirst.
"AfewdaysafterhegotbacktoTynsham,acoupleofwomencamealongfromLondon,andbroughttheplaguewiththem.Cokerquarantinedthematthefirstsymptoms,butitwastoolate.Hedecidedonaquickmove.MissDurrantwouldn’tbudge.Shedecidedtostayandlookafterthesick,andfollowlaterifshecould.Butsheneverdid.
"Theytooktheinfectionwiththem.Therewerethreemorehurriedmovesbeforetheysucceededinshakingfreeofit.BythentheyhadgoneasfarWestasDevonshire.andtheywereallrightforabitthere.Butsoontheybegantofindthesamedifficultiesaswehad—andyouhave.Cokerstuckitouttherefornearlythreeyears,andthenreasonedalongmuchthesamelinesaswedid.Onlyhedidn’tthinkofanisland.InsteadhedecidedonariverboundaryandafencetocutoffthetoeofCornwall.Whentheygottheretheyspentthefirstmonthsbuildingtheirbarrier,thentheywentforthetriffidsinside,muchaswehadontheisland.
