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How many times, when a Channel-packet came in, did she go to the doorway and watch for old Mere Rossignol, making the rounds with her hand basket, chanting the names of those for whom she had letters; and how many times did she go back to the kitchen, choking down a sob! The first letter from Philip was at once a blessing and a blow; it was a reassurance and it was a misery.
How many times, when a Channel-packet came in, did she go to the doorway and watch for old Mere Rossignol, making the rounds with her han basket, chanting the names of those for whom she had letters; and how many times did she go back to the kitchen, choking down a sob! The first letter from Philip was at once a blessing and a blow; it was a reassurance and it was a misery.
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