The things we do!

I could have found good grounds enough;
I might have put the blame on to the first article in the paper, and said
it had rather turned my head for the moment--and there was some truth in
that. Well, all I had to do now was to tie up the machine in a bundle,
cover it up as far as possible with my sack, and start off on my
wanderings again.
Emma stole some food for me before I went.
It was another long journey this time; first to the vicarage--though that
was but a little out of the way--and then on to the railway station. A
little snow was falling, which made it rather heavy walking; and what was
more, I could not take it easy now, but must get on as fast as I could.
The ladies were only staying in town for their Christmas shopping, and
they had a good start already.
On the following afternoon I came to the vicarage. I had reckoned out it
would be best to speak with Fruen.
"I'm on my way into town," I told her. "And I've this machine thing with
me; if I might leave the heaviest of the woodwork here meanwhile?"
"Are you going into town?" says Fruen.


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