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Crowley that she trudged off to her little room in the
ell, which departure just suited Mandy and Hiram.
"Have you got any soft soap here in the kitchen?" asked Hiram.
"No," said Mandy, "I used the last this afternoon. I shall have to go
out in the shed to-morrow morning and get some."
"You wouldn't be likely to go out to-night for any?" asked Hiram.
"I guess not," said Mandy. "Why, there is rats out in that shed as big
as kittens. Did you want to use some?"
"No," said Hiram, "but I didn't want you to have any 'round handy, for I
am bound to tell you I heard Strout telling the minister's son that
Lindy Putnam writ a letter to Mr. Sawyer and mailed it at Mason's Corner
post office this mornin', and it was directed to Eastborough Centre, and
Strout said it looked as though they were keeping up correspondence. I
tell you that made 'Manuel Howe mad, for he's gone on Lindy Putnam
himself, and then Strout said that probably all the fellers in town
would have to put off getting married until that city chap had decided
which one of the girls he wanted himself.


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