Quincy drove down to
Deacon Mason's and told 'Zekiel when to be on hand, and after leaving
the team in the Pettengill barn, saw Alice and informed her of the
Squire's proposed visit. He told her that he would come down that
morning to act as a witness, if his services were required.
He spent the next day at the grocery store, going over the stock with
Strout and Abbott Smith, and had a list made of articles that they
thought it would be advisable to carry in the future. He told Strout
that he would visit some wholesale grocery houses in Boston and have
samples sent down.
"Mr. Sawyer is improvin'," said Mrs. Hawkins to Betsy the next morning
after breakfast. "He's slept in his bed two nights runnin', and he's eat
four square meals, and seemed to enjoy them, too. I guess he didn't git
much when he was jumpin' 'round so from one place to another."
Squire Rundlett kept his word, and the legal documents were duly signed
and executed. Alice told the Squire that she was going away for several
months, and that she would undoubtedly send to him from time to time.
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