He felt, however, with their departure all chance of his ever being righted in that matter was at an end.
One evening in winter, when Reuben had done his work, he said to his mother: "I shall go over and see Mr.Shrewsbury tonight.

I have not been over for some time and, as it is not his night for a class, I am pretty sure not to find anyone there.

I told him, when I was there last, that I would take over a few tools and fix up those shelves for him.
"I don't suppose he will stay very much longer at Tipping.

His health is completely restored now, and even his wife admits that he could work at his own business again.

He has already been doing a little, for some of the houses he worked for in town, so as to get his connection back again.