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`` Yes , I sh 'd say so , '' assented Susan . And then they spoke no more . * * * * * The minister , on the receipt of his parishioners ' ultimatum , tarried not upon the order of his going , but went almost at once . Indeed he and his wife packed with such alacrity that at ten o'clock upon the following day -LRB- which was Saturday -RRB- they were both gone , and the thirteen children , the bird , and the cow had all been distributed according to the Sewing Society 's programme . The day was intensely hot , and in spite of the deep interest which both felt in the wide-spread situation , neither Susan nor Mrs. Lathrop heard any news from the thirteen seats of war until late in the afternoon . At that hour Mrs. Macy called on Miss Clegg , and after the call the latter walked `` as far as the square '' with her friend . Mrs. Lathrop saw them go out together from her kitchen window , and when Susan failed to return , she possessed her soul with all the unlimited resignation which was her strong point .