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DARK HESTER

‘He wants to rent, not to buy, I gather. He was thinking of the Old Manor Farm, Norah said.’

‘Well, we certainly shouldn’t have competed with him for that. It’s a dismal place,’ said Hester. ‘Now drink your milk and eat your bread-and-butter, Robin.—We’ve not much time before our train and you mustn’t be late for bed.’