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In front of the cottage was a small garden ablaze with old fashioned flowers; and in a large garden at one side were apple trees, raspberry and currant bushes, and six thatched beehives on a bench. IN FRONT OF THE COTTAGE WAS A SMALL GARDEN ABLAZE WITH OLD FASHIONED FLOWERS AND IN A LARGE GARDEN AT ONE SIDE WERE APPLE TREES RASPBERRY AND CURRANT BUSHES AND SIX THATCHED BEE HIVES ON A BENCH
which a woman of the 'classes' so carefully surrounds herself. He and Esther had 'made friends' with the ease and rapidity of children before they have learned the dread meaning of 'etiquette', and they said good night, not without some talk of meeting each other again. Obliged to breakfast at a quarter to eight in town, Willoughby was always luxuriously late when in the country, where he took his meals also in leisurely fashion, often reading from a book propped up on the table before him. But the morning after his meeting with Esther Stables found him less disposed to read than usual. Her image obtruded itself upon the printed page, and at length grew so importunate he came to the conclusion the only way to lay it was to confront it with the girl herself. Wanting some tobacco, he saw a good reason for going into Orton. Esther had told him he could get tobacco and everything else at her aunt's. He found the post-office to be one of the first houses in the widely spaced village street. EPELLENTLY PROTECTIVE ATMOSPHERE WITH WHICH A WOMAN OF THE CLASSES SO CAREFULLY SURROUNDS HERSELF HE AND ESTHER HAD MADE FRIENDS WITH THE EASE AND RAPIDITY OF CHILDREN BEFORE THEY HAVE LEARNED THE DREADED MEANING OF ETIQUETTE AND THEY SAID GOOD NIGHT NOT WITHOUT SOME TALK OF MEETING EACH OTHER AGAIN OBLIGED TO BREAKFAST AT A QUARTER TO EIGHT IN TOWN WILLOUGHBY WAS ALWAYS LUXURIOUSLY LATE WHEN IN THE COUNTRY WHERE HE TOOK HIS MEALS ALSO IN LEISURELY FASHION OFTEN READING FROM A BOOK PROPPED UP ON THE TABLE BEFORE HIM BUT THE MORNING AFTER HIS MEETING WITH ESTHER STABLES FOUND HIM LESS DISPOSED TO READ THAN USUAL HER IMAGE OBTRUDED ITSELF UPON THE PRINTED PAGE AND AT LENGTH GREW SO IMPORTUNATE HE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THE ONLY WAY TO LAY IT WITH THE GIRL HERSELF WANTING SOME TOBACCO HE SAW A GOOD REASON FOR GOING INTO AUTUMN ESTHER HAD TOLD HIM HE COULD GET TOBACCO IN EVERYTHING ELSE AT HER AUNT'S HE FOUND THE POST OFFICE TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST HOUSES IN THE WIDELY SPACED VILLAGE STREET
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