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Poor Miss Finch

CHAPTER THE SECOND
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Beyond this, comes another little group of cottages, with the seal of civilization set on them, in the form of a post-office.

The post-office deals in general commodities--in boots and bacon, biscuits and flannel, crinoline petticoats and religious tracts.
Farther on, behold another flint wall, a garden, and a private dwelling-house; proclaiming itself as the rectory.

Farther yet, on rising ground, a little desolate church, with a tiny white circular steeple, topped by an extinguisher in red tiles.

Beyond this, the hills and the heavens once more.

And there is Dimchurch! As for the inhabitants--what am I to say?
I suppose I must tell the truth.
I remarked one born gentleman among the inhabitants, and he was a sheep-dog.


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