Fortunately，thered-hairedgirlwasoutshoppingwhenhearrived，andMaisieinapaint-spatteredblousewaswarringwithhercanvas。
Shewasnotpleasedtoseehim；forweek-dayvisitswereastretchofthebond；
anditneededallhiscouragetoexplainhiserrand。
’Iknowyou’vebeenworkingtoohard，’heconcluded，withanairofauthority’Ifyoudothat，you’llbreakdownYouhadmuchbettercome。’
’Where？’saidMaisie，wearilyShehadbeenstandingbeforehereaseltoolong，andwasverytired。