? ? ? ? I had just one little glimpse of the old gentleman when he come in, then the bed hid him. Mrs. Phelps she jumps for him and says:
? ? ? ? "Has he come?"
? ? ? ? "No," says her husband.
? ? ? ? "Good-ness gracious!" she says, "what in the world can have become of him?"
? ? ? ? "I can't imagine," says the old gentleman; "and I must say, it makes me dreadful uneasy."
? ? ? ? "Uneasy!" she says, "I'm ready to go distracted! He must a come; and you've missed him along the road. I know it's so- something tells me so."
? ? ? ? "Why Sally, I couldn't miss him along the road- you know that."
? ? ? ? "But oh, dear, dear, what will Sis say! He must a come! You must a missed him. He-"
? ? ? ? "Oh, don't distress me any more'n I'm already distressed. I don't know what in the world to make of it. I'm at my wit's end, and I don't mind acknowledging't I'm right down scared. But there's no hope that he's come; for he couldn't come and me miss him. Sally, it's terrible- just terrible- something's happened to the boat, sure!"
? ? ? ? "Why, Silas! Look yonder!- up the road!- ain't that somebody coming?"
? ? ? ? He sprung to the window at the head of the bed, and that gave Mrs.
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