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"Well," said Mr. Povey, rising from the rocking chair that in a previous age had been John Baines's, "I've got to make a start some time, so I may as well begin now!"
And he went from the parlour into the shop. Constance's eye followed him as far as the door, where their glances met for an instant in the transient gaze which expresses the tenderness of people who feel more than they kiss.