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CHAPTER XXIX.
Philip Sterling was on his way to Ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.
Ilium was the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which
Mr. Bolton had commissioned him to examine.
On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was
leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and
hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied. Philip saw
from the window that a gentleman had put her upon the car just as it was
starting. In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an
explanation, said roughly to the lady,
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Now you can't sit there. That seat's taken. Go into the other car."
I did not intend to take the seat," said the lady rising, "I only sat
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down a moment till the conductor should come and give me a seat."
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There aint any. Car's full. You'll have to leave."
But, sir," said the lady, appealingly, "I thought--"
Can't help what you thought--you must go into the other car."
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