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The Odd Women

CHAPTER X
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This might be a bit of Cumberland, or of the Highlands.' 'It was my playground when I was a child,' said Rhoda.
'You were born at Cheddar ?' 'No; at Axbridge, a little place not far off.

But I had an uncle at Cheddar, a farmer, and very often stayed with him.

My brother is farming there now.' 'Axbridge?
Here is a view of the market-place.

What a delightful old town!' 'One of the sleepiest spots in England, I should say.

The railway goes through it now, but hasn't made the slightest difference.


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