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In two hours more she came back with her husband. Bob was still there, walking to and fro. IN TWO HOURS MORE SHE CAME BACK WITH HER HUSBAND BOB WAS STILL THERE WALKING TO AND FRO
 'I'm agoin' to meet 'er, Jin, at seven. I know where she'll be waitin'.' He went upstairs, and after a little while came down again in his best black coat, carefully smoothing a tall hat of obsolete shape with his pocket-handkerchief. 'I ain't wore it for years,' he said. 'I ought to 'a' wore it--it might 'a' pleased 'er. She used to say she wouldn't walk with me in no other--when I used to meet 'er in the evenin', at seven o'clock.' He brushed assiduously, and put the hat on. 'I'd better 'ave a shave round the corner as I go along,' he added, fingering his stubbly chin. He received as one not comprehending his sister's persuasion to remain at home; but when he went she followed at a little distance. After his penny shave he made for the main road, where company-keeping couples walked up and down all evening. He stopped at a church, and began pacing slowly to and fro before it, eagerly looking out each way as he went. His sister watched him for nearly half an hour, and then went home. ECOME ALMOST CHEERFUL AND SAID WITH SOME BRISKNESS I'M A GOING TO MEET AT GIN AT SEVEN I KNOW WHERE SHE'LL BE WAITING HE WENT UPSTAIRS AND AFTER A LITTLE WHILE CAME DOWN AGAIN IN HIS BEST BLACK COAT CAREFULLY SMOOTHING A TALL HAT OF OBSOLETE SHAPE WITH HIS POCKET HANDKERCHIEF I WORE IT FOR YEARS HE SAID I OUGHT TO A WORE IT IT MATTER PLEASED HER SHE USED TO SAY SHE WOULDN'T WALK WITH ME IN NO OTHER WHEN I USED TO MEET HER IN THE EVENING AT SEVEN O'CLOCK HE BRUSH ASSIDUOUSLY AND PUT THE HAT ON I'D BETTER HAVE A SHAVE ROUND THE CORNER AS I GO ALONG HE ADDED FINGERING HIS STUBBY CHIN HE RECEIVED AS ONE NOT COMPREHENDING HIS SISTER'S PERSUASION TO REMAIN AT HOME BUT WHEN HE WENT SHE FOLLOWED AT A LITTLE DISTANCE AFTER HIS PENNY SHAVE HE MADE FOR THE MAIN ROAD WHERE COMPANY KEEPING COUPLES WALKED UP AND DOWN ALL EVENING HE STOPPED AT A CHURCH AND BEGAN PACING SLOWLY TO AND FRO BEFORE IT EAGERLY LOOKING OUT EACH WAY AS HE WENT HIS SISTER WATCHED HIM FOR NEARLY HALF AN HOUR AND THEN WENT HOME
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