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`` Which would have been a great shame , for I am sure that you must have been tired out . Besides , you would have been too late , for Mr. Ferrars sailed for the Twins last night with the evening tide ; and I have got to be clerk and overseer whilst he is away , so I must be off . Do n't you wish me joy of my work ? '' `` I certainly hope that you will enjoy it , '' Katherine replied , and Mary went off in a bustle , calling for Hero , who was her constant companion morning , noon , and night , a sort of hairy shadow , and devotion itself . When she had gone , Katherine sighed a little , then said to Miles , who still looked a trifle sullen : `` I do wish it had been possible for you to go to the city this autumn . I know Father wished it so much , and here would have been a good opportunity for your journey , because you could have gone with the Selincourts , then you would not have felt so lonely . I know that I nearly broke my heart when I went , because of feeling so solitary . ''