“Eh？Oh——er——SouthHarniss。Littletowndownneartheelbow。Doyouknowit？“
Marywassurprised，ofcourse。Theanswerwhichwasonthetipofhertonguewasnaturally，“Why，yes，Ilivethere。“Butshedidnotmakethatanswer，althoughshehasoftenwondered，since，why。Whatshesaidwas：“Yes，IknowSouthHarniss。“
“Doyou，indeed？“wentonGreen。“Well，Idon’t，butIhaveknownsomepeoplewholivethereforeversolong。Myfatherknewthembeforeme。Theywerecustomersofhisandtheyhavebeenbuyingofourfirmforyears。TwooldchapswhokeepwhatIbelievetheywouldcalla’generalstore。’Fineoldfellows，bothofthem！
Differentascanbe，andcharacters，butpuregoldinside。Ihavehadsomebadnewsconcerningthem。They’reintroubleandI’mmightysorry。“
Marywasborednolonger。Sheleanedforwardandaskedbreathlessly：