When it ceased dripping for an hour at noon, the greengrocer said cheerily, 'Another grand day, mam!' I assented, though I could not for the life of me remember when the last one occurred.

However, dreary as the weather may be, one cannot be dull when doing one's morning round of shopping in Pettybaw or Strathdee.

I have only to give you thumb-nail sketches of our favourite tradespeople to convince you of that fact.
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