Mary Augusta Ward
Mary Augusta Ward
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"I want to go away," he said, with a hand on the vicar’s shoulder, "and I want to come back." The deliberation of the last words was not to be mistaken. The vicar emitted a contented puff, looked the young man straight in the eyes, and without another word began to plan a walk to Patterdale via High Street, Martindale, and Howtown, and back by Hawes-water.
To Mrs. Thornburgh, Robert announced that he must leave them on the following Saturday, June 24.
"You have given me a good time, cousin Emma," he said to her, with a bright friendliness which dumfounded her.

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