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crestfallen, tiptoed back to the bar, gesticulating to explain to
her.
At first she refused to see anything in what they had heard at
all. Then she insisted on Hall keeping silence, while Henfrey told
her his story. She was inclined to think the whole business
nonsense--perhaps they were just moving the furniture about. "I
heerd'n say 'disgraceful'; that I did," said Hall.
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I heerd that, Mrs. Hall," said Henfrey.
Like as not--" began Mrs. Hall.
Hsh!" said Mr. Teddy Henfrey. "Didn't I hear the window?"
What window?" asked Mrs. Hall.
Parlour window," said Henfrey.
Everyone stood listening intently. Mrs. Hall's eyes, directed
straight before her, saw without seeing the brilliant oblong of the
inn door, the road white and vivid, and Huxter's shop-front
blistering in the June sun. Abruptly Huxter's door opened and Huxter
appeared, eyes staring with excitement, arms gesticulating. "Yap!"
cried Huxter. "Stop thief!" and he ran obliquely across the oblong
towards the yard gates, and vanished.
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