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The Drovers had wanted Mrs. Clephane to return to Long Island with them that afternoon; Nollie Tresselton had added her prayer; Anne herself had urged her mother to accept.
"How can I drive away thinking of you here all alone? " the girl had said; and Kate had managed to smile back: "You won't be thinking of me at all! " and had added that she wanted to rest, and have time to gather up her things before sailing.