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Cranford
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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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He
and
his
wife
were
so
much
absorbed
in
deciding
where
the
red
letters
would
come
in
with
most
effect
(it
might
have
been
the
Rubric
for
that
matter),
that
it
was
some
time
before
I
could
get
my
question
asked
privately,
and
not
before
I
had
given
several
decisions,
the
wisdom
of
which
I
questioned
afterwards
with
equal
sincerity
as
soon
as
the
signor
threw
in
his
doubts
and
reasons
on
the
important
subject.
At
last
I
got
the
address,
spelt
by
sound,
and
very
queer
it
looked.
I
dropped
it
in
the
post
on
my
way
home,
and
then
for
a
minute
I
stood
looking
at
the
wooden
pane
with
a
gaping
slit
which
divided
me
from
the
letter
but
a
moment
ago
in
my
hand.
It
was
gone
from
me
like
life,
never
to
be
recalled.
It
would
get
tossed
about
on
the
sea,
and
stained
with
sea-waves
perhaps,
and
be
carried
among
palm-trees,
and
scented
with
all
tropical
fragrance;
the
little
piece
of
paper,
but
an
hour
ago
so
familiar
and
commonplace,
had
set
out
on
its
race
to
the
strange
wild
countries
beyond
the
Ganges!
But
I
could
not
afford
to
lose
much
time
on
this
speculation.
I
hastened
home,
that
Miss
Matty
might
not
miss
me.
Martha
opened
the
door
to
me,
her
face
swollen
with
crying.
As
soon
as
she
saw
me
she
burst
out
afresh,
and
taking
hold
of
my
arm
she
pulled
me
in,
and
banged
the
door
to,
in
order
to
ask
me
if
indeed
it
was
all
true
that
Miss
Matty
had
been
saying.
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