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`` You ought to be in New York . '' Still she persisted , and went to McVickar 's , where she could not find any one . `` The Old Homestead '' was running there , but the person to whom she was referred was not to be found . These little expeditions took up her time until quite four o'clock , when she was weary enough to go home . She felt as if she ought to continue and inquire elsewhere , but the results so far were too dispiriting . She took the car and arrived at Ogden Place in three-quarters of an hour , but decided to ride on to the West Side branch of the Post-office , where she was accustomed to receive Hurstwood 's letters . There was one there now , written Saturday , which she tore open and read with mingled feelings .