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On the third day the news came that Mr. Phillips had left town , gone suddenly , so Judah said . `` He took the afternoon train and bought a ticket for Boston , so they tell me , '' declared the latter . `` He 's left his dunnage at the Central House , so he 's comin ' back , I cal ` late ; but nobody knows where he 's gone , nor why he went . Went over to Orham this mornin ' -- hired a horse - 'n' - team down to the livery stable and went -- come back about one o'clock , would n't speak to nobody , went up to his room , never et no dinner , and then set sail for Boston on the up train . Cur ` us , ai n't it ? Where do you cal ` late likely he 's gone , Cap'n Sears ? '' `` Give it up , Judah .