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It
was
a
very
small
place
.
The
men
and
boys
were
playing
at
cricket
on
the
green
;
and
as
the
other
folks
were
looking
on
,
they
wandered
up
and
down
,
uncertain
where
to
seek
a
humble
lodging
.
There
was
but
one
old
man
in
the
little
garden
before
his
cottage
,
and
him
they
were
timid
of
approaching
,
for
he
was
the
schoolmaster
,
and
had
‘
School
’
written
up
over
his
window
in
black
letters
on
a
white
board
.
He
was
a
pale
,
simple
-
looking
man
,
of
a
spare
and
meagre
habit
,
and
sat
among
his
flowers
and
beehives
,
smoking
his
pipe
,
in
the
little
porch
before
his
door
.
‘
Speak
to
him
,
dear
,
’
the
old
man
whispered
.
‘
I
am
almost
afraid
to
disturb
him
,
’
said
the
child
timidly
.
‘
He
does
not
seem
to
see
us
.
Perhaps
if
we
wait
a
little
,
he
may
look
this
way
.
’
They
waited
,
but
the
schoolmaster
cast
no
look
towards
them
,
and
still
sat
,
thoughtful
and
silent
,
in
the
little
porch
.
He
had
a
kind
face
.
In
his
plain
old
suit
of
black
,
he
looked
pale
and
meagre
.
They
fancied
,
too
,
a
lonely
air
about
him
and
his
house
,
but
perhaps
that
was
because
the
other
people
formed
a
merry
company
upon
the
green
,
and
he
seemed
the
only
solitary
man
in
all
the
place
.
They
were
very
tired
,
and
the
child
would
have
been
bold
enough
to
address
even
a
schoolmaster
,
but
for
something
in
his
manner
which
seemed
to
denote
that
he
was
uneasy
or
distressed
.
As
they
stood
hesitating
at
a
little
distance
,
they
saw
that
he
sat
for
a
few
minutes
at
a
time
like
one
in
a
brown
study
,
then
laid
aside
his
pipe
and
took
a
few
turns
in
his
garden
,
then
approached
the
gate
and
looked
towards
the
green
,
then
took
up
his
pipe
again
with
a
sigh
,
and
sat
down
thoughtfully
as
before
.
As
nobody
else
appeared
and
it
would
soon
be
dark
,
Nell
at
length
took
courage
,
and
when
he
had
resumed
his
pipe
and
seat
,
ventured
to
draw
near
,
leading
her
grandfather
by
the
hand
.
The
slight
noise
they
made
in
raising
the
latch
of
the
wicket
-
gate
,
caught
his
attention
.
He
looked
at
them
kindly
but
seemed
disappointed
too
,
and
slightly
shook
his
head
.
Nell
dropped
a
curtsey
,
and
told
him
they
were
poor
travellers
who
sought
a
shelter
for
the
night
which
they
would
gladly
pay
for
,
so
far
as
their
means
allowed
.
The
schoolmaster
looked
earnestly
at
her
as
she
spoke
,
laid
aside
his
pipe
,
and
rose
up
directly
.
‘
If
you
could
direct
us
anywhere
,
sir
,
’
said
the
child
,
‘
we
should
take
it
very
kindly
.
’
‘
You
have
been
walking
a
long
way
,
’
said
the
schoolmaster
.
