'Harry Ferne's been, and he recognised her at once. It's all over the town.'
Mrs Griffith, for the first time in her life, was completely at a loss for words.
'To-morrow's the last night,' added her son, after a little while, 'and all the Blackstable people are going.'
'To think that this should happen to me!' said Mrs Griffith, distractedly. 'What have I done to deserve it? Why couldn't it happen to Mrs Garman or Mrs Jay? If the Lord had seen fit to bring it upon them—well, I shouldn't have wondered.'
'Edith wants us to go,' said George—Edith was his wife.
'You don't mean to say you're going, with all the Blackstable people there?'
'Well, Edith says we ought to go, just to show them we don't care.'
'Well, I shall come too!' cried Mrs Griffith.
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