Fortunately，thered-hairedgirlwasoutshoppingwhenhearrived，andMaisieinapaint-spatteredblousewaswarringwithhercanvas。

　　Shewasnotpleasedtoseehim；forweek-dayvisitswereastretchofthebond；

　　anditneededallhiscouragetoexplainhiserrand。

　　’Iknowyou’vebeenworkingtoohard，’heconcluded，withanairofauthority’Ifyoudothat，you’llbreakdownYouhadmuchbettercome。’

　　’Where？’saidMaisie，wearilyShehadbeenstandingbeforehereaseltoolong，andwasverytired。

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