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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。 



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       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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