HIS WAY OUT OF THE DIFFICULTY.
— * — They had not been engaged very long, but already Ernest had made it apparent that the salary of a junior slioj -assistant, did not admit of an ecstatic existence amid a sea of diamond rings, theatre stalls, or even chocolate creams. Recently they walked together to a neighbouring village. The road was dusty, the evening close, and Amelia felt that life would be better worth living when she had an opportunity of refreshing herself with tea and strawberries. Ernest hesitated outside the only restaurant in the place, and she smiled hopefully. His hand stole to his trousers pocket ; he fumbled nervously there for a moment. "Er—Amelia,” he said, at last, "will you have something to eat now and walk back, or shall we have nothing to cat and go back by train ?”
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Cromwell Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1988, 14 May 1906, Page 7
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138HIS WAY OUT OF THE DIFFICULTY. Cromwell Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1988, 14 May 1906, Page 7
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