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69 Yes, there was the heading she sought:

But, oh, how glad she was to see the words that followed:

And then, a little lower down:

"Last night!" thought Mrs. Bunting, startled; and then she realised that "last night," in this connection, meant the night before last.

She began the sentence again:

Slowly and carefully Mrs. Bunting folded the paper up again in its original creases, and then she stooped