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He did these things, and could have worked placidly enough had he but been alone; but the tale had reached the workshop, and there was no lack of brutish chaff to disorder him. HE DID THESE THINGS AND COULD HAVE WORKED PLACIDLY ENOUGH HAD HE BUT BEEN ALONE BUT THE TALE HAD REACHED THE WORKSHOP AND THERE WAS NO LACK OF BRUTISH CHAFE TO DISORDER HIM
 came, because she had heard the news in common with everybody else, he had not returned. Bob Jennings had never lost more than two quarters in his life, but he was not seen at the workshop all this day. His sister stayed in the house, and in the evening, at his regular homing-time, he appeared, haggard and dusty, and began his preparations for washing the children. When he was made to understand that they had been already attended to, he looked doubtful and troubled for a moment. Presently he said: 'I ain't found 'er yet, Jin; I was in 'opes she might 'a' bin back by this. I--I don't expect she'll be very long. She was alwis a bit larky, was Melier; but very good-'arted.' His sister had prepared a strenuous lecture on the theme of 'I told you so'; but the man was so broken, so meek, and so plainly unhinged in his faculties, that she suppressed it. Instead, she gave him comfortable talk, and made him promise in the end to sleep that night, and take up his customary work in the morning.  OUT IN THE MORNING WHEN HIS SISTER CAME BECAUSE SHE HAD HEARD THE NEWS IN COMMON WITH EVERYBODY ELSE HE HAD NOT RETURNED BOB JENNINGS HAD NEVER LOST MORE THAN TWO QUARTERS IN HIS LIFE BUT HE WAS NOT SEEN AT THE WORKSHOP ALL THIS DAY HIS SISTER STAYED IN THE HOUSE AND IN THE EVENING AT HIS REGULAR HOMEING TIME HE APPEARED HAGGARD AND DUSTY AND BEGAN HIS PREPARATIONS FOR WASHING THE CHILDREN WHEN HE WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN ATTENDED TO HE LOOKED DOUBTFUL AND TROUBLED FOR A MOMENT PRESENTLY HE SAID I AIN'T FOUND HER YET JIM I WAS IN HOPES SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN BACK BY THIS I I DON'T EXPECT SHE'LL BE VERY LONG SHE WAS ALWAYS A BIT LIKE IT WAS MILI BUT VERY GOOD HEARTED HIS SISTER HAD PREPARED A STRENUOUS LECTURE ON THE THEME OF I TOLD YOU SO BUT THE MAN WAS SO BROKEN SO MEEK AND SO PLAINLY UNHING HIS FACULTIES THAT SHE SUPPRESSED IT INSTEAD SHE GAVE HIM COMFORTABLE TALK AND MADE HIM PROMISE IN THE END TO SLEEP THAT NIGHT AND TAKE UP HIS CUSTOMARY WORK IN THE MORNING
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