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more painful weeks, he would occupy that place per- 

 manently, and yet bear it all patiently, required a 

 good deal of stamina. Especially must the reflection 

 that they were both probably very anxious to have 

 him take his departure, have been rather a bitter pill 

 to swallow. I go into all these little particulars, you 

 know, to show the character of my hero to the best 

 advantage — the heroine speaks for herself. These 

 two interesting personages were my shoemaker and 

 his wife. 



Yours truly, 



