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Away she went , and soon returned , saying that he could have the trap and welcome . `` All right , '' said he ; `` now put me up a bit of bread and cheese , and I 'll be back in the afternoon as soon as I can . '' `` And I 'll have the meat pie ready for an early tea instead of for dinner , '' said Polly ; and away she went , while he made his preparations to the tune of `` Polly 's the woman and no mistake '' , of which tune he was very fond . I was selected for the journey , and at ten o'clock we started , in a light , high-wheeled gig , which ran so easily that after the four-wheeled cab it seemed like nothing . It was a fine May day , and as soon as we were out of the town , the sweet air , the smell of the fresh grass , and the soft country roads were as pleasant as they used to be in the old times , and I soon began to feel quite fresh . Dinah 's family lived in a small farmhouse , up a green lane , close by a meadow with some fine shady trees ; there were two cows feeding in it . A young man asked Jerry to bring his trap into the meadow , and he would tie me up in the cowshed ; he wished he had a better stable to offer .