I am glad he has gone." "But," said Ann, "he was her son--" "Yes, more's the pity." In a day or two it was known that Peter had disappeared.

The town knew very well why and discussed it at evening, when as usual the men gathered for a talk.

Pole expressed the general opinion when he said, "It's hard on the old woman, but I guess it's a riddance of bad rubbish." Then they fell to talking politics, the roofing of the chapel and the price of wheat and so Westways settled down again to its every-day quiet round of duties.
The excitement of the fire and Lamb's flight had been unfavourable to literary composition, but now John returned to his letter.

He continued: "The reticule will have to be finished in town.

Uncle will take it after the election or send it to you.