Gold and incense : a west country story . to half a sove-reign. I was glad to have abit of that colour. It wasyears since I had so muchas seen one of them. Tis 65 E GOLD AND INCENSE the only colour that is goodenough for Him. And Ihavent done yet, pleaseGod. In eight months timethere will be another, andthat will make a wholesovereign. It isnt likedoing the thing at all todo it by halves. That iswhat I have set my heartupon. That will be Goldand Incense—One Pound. 66 Chapter IV ?pOR days after hearing^ it her good friend couldthink of nothing but Jenni-fers story. His own giftsto the new chape
Gold and incense : a west country story . to half a sove-reign. I was glad to have abit of that colour. It wasyears since I had so muchas seen one of them. Tis 65 E GOLD AND INCENSE the only colour that is goodenough for Him. And Ihavent done yet, pleaseGod. In eight months timethere will be another, andthat will make a wholesovereign. It isnt likedoing the thing at all todo it by halves. That iswhat I have set my heartupon. That will be Goldand Incense—One Pound. 66 Chapter IV ?pOR days after hearing^ it her good friend couldthink of nothing but Jenni-fers story. His own giftsto the new chapel and thatof the others seemed poorand little beside her offering—it was the mite whichwas more than they all hadgiven. He felt that hecould not rest until he hadfound for her somethingbetter than the ill-paid toilin the fields. As he rode67 GOLD AND INCENSE on his way he chanced tosee a notice announcingthe sale of a coppice ofsome twenty acres, was the opportunityof servingJennifer, andat once he i ^made haste J^.r. GOLD AND INCENSE to avail himself of it. Thebit of ground was bought,coppice and all. Then hemade his way to herhouse. It was seldom that anyone passed her cottage, andwhen he saw it he wasdistressed and ashamed thathe had not done anythingfor her before. Jennifer had just gothome, tired and wet andcold. He came into thecheerless place and satdown. I had no idea that yourcottage was in such awretched state, Jennifer; Iwonder you could live init, he began. Well, tis wonderful69 GOLD AND INCENSE how comfortable we do geton in it, 3ir. And Jen-nifer spoke as cheerfullyas ever. I spose if itwas better we should haveto pay more, so we mustset one thing againstanother, you know. Well, I am going tobuild you another—a newone; I have made up mymind to that. And lookJennifer, you shall have iifor your own as soon asI can get it up, and youcan pay me for it. I daresay, sir, laughedJennifer, and she wonderedthat her friend could seemto joke on such a subj
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