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"So am I," returned the policeman, with a smile, which was lost in the dark. Now it so happened that Miss Lillycrop, who had been spending that day with Miss Stivergill, had been induced to spend the night also with her friend. Of course these two had much to talk about ladies generally have in such circumstances and they were later than usual in going to bed.
The letter-carrier consulted his watch. "It is past her time now, Miss Lillycrop; she can't be long. Pray, sit down. You'll stay and 'ave a cup of tea with us? Now, don't say no. We're just goin' to 'ave it, and my old 'ooman delights in company. There now, sit down, an' don't go splittin' your lungs on that side of her next time you chance to be alone with her. It's her deaf side.
There he spent several hours in playing, with small shopkeepers and policemen, a game somewhat analogous to that which is usually commenced with the words "Is it animal, vegetable, or mineral?" The result was that eventually he reached Number 9 Purr Street, and found himself in the presence of Miss Lillycrop.
Perhaps greater was the surprise of Miss Lillycrop when these two, whom she had expected to meet as old playmates, shook hands rather stiffly. "Sure, I forgot, May, to tell you that George was coming "
A cannon would make no impression on that side, except you was to fire it straight into her ear. I've got a message for you, Miss Lillycrop." "A message for me?" "Ay, from a beautiful angel with tumbled hair and jagged clothes named Tottie Bones. Ain't it strange how coincidences happen in this life! I goes an' speaks to Tottie, which I never did before.
The eldest babe, Mary better known as May was seventeen years of age, and dwelt in London, to which great city she had been tempted by an elderly English cousin, Miss Sarah Lillycrop, who held out as baits a possible situation and a hearty welcome. The second babe, Philip, was verging on fifteen.
"Ay; over the whole kingdom, including the letters sent direct to the senders last year, there were above four millions eight hundred thousand, and of these we managed to return nine-tenths to the writers, or re-issued them to corrected addresses." "Oh, indeed!" said Miss Lillycrop, utterly bewildered.
The contents of these bags as they came in were shot out, and the facing-tables all of which had begun to show symptoms of the flood going down and dry land appearing were flooded and reflooded again and again to a greater depth than before. "The mail will be late to-night," observed Miss Lillycrop, with an assured nod.
"He ought to know," replied her guide, "because all the sorters have to undergo a strict examination once a year as to their knowledge of towns and villages throughout England." "Indeed! but," persisted Miss Lillycrop, "what does he do with a letter if he chances to forget?" "Why, he must get other sorters to help him."
Tottie had been gone only a few seconds when George Aspel appeared at the door and was admitted by Miss Lillycrop, who apologised for the absence of her maid. Great was the surprise and not slight the embarrassment of May Maylands when young Aspel was ushered into the little room, for Phil had not recovered sufficiently from the first greetings to mention him.
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