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To-day , however , his congratulations were somewhat premature , for long after the children had come and gone there was no sign of Annis Gething . He walked up and down the road wondering . Half-past four , five . He waited until six o'clock -- an object of much interest to sundry ladies who were eyeing him stealthily from their front parlor windows -- and was just going at a quarter-past when he saw her coming towards him . `` Back again , '' she said as she shook hands . `` Just back , '' said he . `` No news of my father , I suppose ? ''