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Up the Hill and Over

CHAPTER XVI
11/27

Dr.Callandar walked over to the station and sent telegrams to Aunt Amy and Mrs.Sykes.He returned to Coombe upon the morning train.

I remained with Mrs.Burton and came back in time for school on the milk train Monday morning.

That is the whole story of the adventure and, to be frank, I enjoyed it immensely." The minister shook his head, but he could say no more.

His attitude had not changed, yet he felt a sense of shame before the straightforward honesty of Esther's outlook.

She had no sense of the evil of the world.
That very fact seemed to make the world less evil.
"When will Mrs.Coombe be back ?" he asked abruptly.
Immediately the girl's frank look clouded.


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