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song which he made out to be about the current month of the year�察 �and
about what work it yielded to the labourers in the fields and farmyards。
Then there was a stir of little feet�察 �and the children came trooping and
whooping out�察�as on the previous day。 And again�察�as on the previous day�察�
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they all turned at the garden´gate�察�and kissed their handsevidently to the
face on the window´sill�察�though Barbox Brothers from his retired post of
disadvantage at the corner could not see it。
But�察�as the children dispersed�察�he cut off one small stragglera brown´
faced boy with flaxen hairand said to him�此�
;Come here�察�little one。 Tell me�察�whose house is that�拭─�
The child�察 �with one swarthy arm held up across his eyes�察 �half in
shyness�察 �and half ready for defence�察 �said from behind the inside of his
elbow�此�
;Phoebe's。;
;And who�察─�said Barbox Brothers�察�quite as much embarrassed by his
part in the dialogue as the child could possibly be by his�察 �is Phoebe�拭─�
To which the child made answer�此 �Why�察�Phoebe�察�of course。;
The small but sharp observer had eyed his questioner closely�察�and had
taken his moral measure。 He lowered his guard�察 �and rather assumed a
tone with him�此 �as having discovered him to be an unaccustomed person
in the art of polite conversation。
;Phoebe�察─ �said the child�察 �can't be anybobby else but Phoebe。 Can
she�拭─�
;No�察�I suppose not。;
;Well�察─�returned the child�察 �then why did you ask me�拭─�
Deeming it prudent to shift his ground�察�Barbox Brothers took up a new
position。
;What do you do there�拭 �Up there in that room where the open
window is。 What do you do there�拭─�
;Cool�察─�said the child。
;Eh�拭─�
;Co´o´ol�察─ �the child repeated in a louder voice�察 �lengthening out the
word with a fixed look and great emphasis�察�as much as to say�此 �What's the
use of your having grown up�察�if you're such a donkey as not to understand
me�拭─�
;Ah� �School�察�school�察─�said Barbox Brothers。 ;Yes�察�yes�察�yes。 And
Phoebe teaches you�拭─�
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The child nodded。
;Good boy。;
;Tound it out�察�have you�拭─�said the child。
;Yes�察 �I have found it out。 What would you do with twopence�察 �if I
gave it you�拭─�
;Pend it。;
The knock´down promptitude of this reply leaving him not a leg to
stand upon�察�Barbox Brothers produced the twopence with great lameness�察�
and withdrew in a state of humiliation。
But�察�seeing the face on the window´sill as he passed the cottage�察 �he
acknowledged its presence there with a gesture�察�which was not a nod�察�not
a bow�察 �not a removal of his hat from his head�察 �but was a diffident
compromise between or struggle with all three。 The eyes in the face
seemed amused�察�or cheered�察�or both�察�and the lips modestly said�此 �Good´
day to you�察�sir。;
;I find I must stick for a time to Mugby Junction�察─ �said Barbox
Brothers with much gravity�察�after once more stopping on his return road to
look at the Lines where they went their several ways so quietly。 ;I can't
make up my mind yet which iron road to take。 In fact�察�I must get a little
accustomed to the Junction before I can decide。;
So�察 �he announced at the Inn that he was ;going to stay on for the
present�察─�and improved his acquaintance with the Junction that night�察�and
again next morning�察�and again next night and morning�此�going down to the
station�察 �mingling with the people there�察 �looking about him down all the
avenues of railway�察�and beginning to take an interest in the incomings and
outgoings of the trains。 At first�察�he often put his head into Lamps's little
room�察 �but he never found Lamps there。 A pair or two of velveteen
shoulders he usually found there�察 �stooping over the fire�察 �sometimes in
connection with a clasped knife and a piece of bread and meat�察 �but the
answer to his inquiry�察 �Where's Lamps�拭─�was�察�either that he was ;t'other
side the line�察─�or�察�that it was his off´time�察�or ��in the latter case�� his own
personal introduction to another Lamps who was not his Lamps。 However�察�
he was not so desperately set upon seeing Lamps now�察 �but he bore the
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disappointment。 Nor did he so wholly devote himself to his severe
application to the study of Mugby Junction as to neglect exercise。 On the
contrary�察�he took a walk every day�察�and always the same walk。 But the
weather turned cold and wet again�察�and the window was never open。
III
At length�察 �after a lapse of some days�察 �there came another streak of
fine bright hardy autumn weather。 It was a Saturday。 The window was
open�察 �and the children were gone。 Not surprising�察 �this�察 �for he had
patiently watched and waited at the corner until they WERE gone。
;Good´day�察─�he said to the face�察�absolutely getting his hat clear off his
head this time。
;Good´day to you�察�sir。;
;I am glad you have a fine sky again to look at。;
;Thank you�察�sir。 It is kind if you。;
;You are an invalid�察�I fear�拭─�
;No�察�sir。 I have very good health。;
;But are you not always lying down�拭─�
;Oh yes�察�I am always lying down�察�because I cannot sit up� �But I am
not an invalid。;
The laughing eyes seemed highly to enjoy his great mistake。
;Would you mind taking the trouble to come in�察 �sir�拭 �There is a
beautiful view from this window。 And you would see that I am not at all
illbeing so good as to care。;
It was said to help him�察�as he stood irresolute�察�but evidently desiring to
enter�察�with his diffident hand on the latch of the garden´gate。 It did help
him�察�and he went in。
The room up´stairs was a very clean white room with a low roof。 Its
only inmate lay on a couch that brought her face to a level with the
window。 The couch was white too�察 �and her simple dress or wrapper
being light blue�察�like the band around her hair�察�she had an ethereal look�察�
and a fanciful appearance of lying among clouds。 He felt that she
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instinctively perceived him to be by habit a downcast taciturn man�察�it was
another help to him to have established that understanding so easily�察�and
got it over。
There was an awkward constraint upon him�察 �nevertheless�察 �as he
touched her hand�察�and took a chair at the side of her couch。
;I see now�察─�he began�察�not at all fluently�察 �how you occupy your hand。
Only seeing you from the path outside�察�I thought you were playing upon
something。;
She was engaged in very nimbly and dexterously making lace。 A
lace´ pillow lay upon her breast�察�and the quick movements and changes of
her hands upon it�察 �as she worked�察 �had given them the action he had
misinterpreted。
;That is curious�察─ �she answered with a bright smile。 ;For I often
fancy�察�myself�察�that I play tunes while I am at work。;
;Have you any musical knowledge�拭─�
She shook her head。
;I think I could pick out tunes�察�if I had any instrument�察�which could be
made as handy to me as my lace´pillow。 But I dare say I deceive myself。
At all events�察�I shall never know。;
;You have a musical voice。 Excuse me�察�I have heard you sing。;
;With the children�拭─ �she answered�察 �slightly colouring。 ;Oh yes。 I
sing with the dear children�察�if it can be called singing。;
Barbox Brothers glanced at the two small forms in the room�察 �and
hazarded the speculation that she was fond of children�察�and that she was
learned in new systems of teaching them�拭�
;Very fond of them�察─ �she said�察 �shaking her head again�察 �but I know
nothing of teaching�察 �beyond the interest I have in it�察 �and the pleasure it
gives me when they learn。 Perhaps your overhearing my little scholars
sing some of their lessons has led you so far astray as to think me a grand
teacher�拭 �Ah� �I thought so� �No�察�I have only read and been told about
that system。 It seemed so pretty and pleasant�察�and to treat them so like
the merry Robins they are�察�that I took up with it in my little way。 You
don't need to be told what a very little way mine is�察�sir�察─�she added with a
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glance at the small forms and round the room。
All this time her hands were busy at her lace´p
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