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SHEER GOSSIP 17the most of any one to the salary. I have heard thatshe says the Merediths are the worst brought up childrenshe ever saw.""Every word you say convinces me more and morethat the Merediths belong to the race that knowsJoseph," said Mistress Anne decidedly."When all is said and done, they do" admitted MissCornelia. "And that balances everything. Anyway,we've got them now and we must just do the best wecan by them and stick up for them to the Methodists.Well, I suppose I must be getting down harbour. Marshallwill soon be home he went over-harbour to-dayand wanting his supper, man-like. I'm sorry Ihaven't seen the other children. And where's thedoctor?""Up at the Harbour Head. We've only been homethree days and in that time he has spent three hoursin his own bed and eaten two meals in his own house.""Well, everybody who has been sick for the lastsix weeks has been waiting for him to come homeand I don't blame them. When that over-harbourdoctor married the undertaker's daughter at Lowbridgepeople felt suspicious of him. It didn't lookwell. You and the doctor must come down soon andtell us all about your trip.splendid time.""We had," agreed Anne.Isuppose you've had a"It was the fulfilment ofyears of dreams. The old world is very lovely andvery wonderful. But we have come back very well