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Meanwhile nothing came of his painting and he was not sorry when she ended the ordeal . `` The bwoats be comin ' back home along , Mister Jan. . I doa n't mark faither 's yet , but when 't is wance in sight he 'll be to Newlyn sooner 'n me . So I 'd best be gwaine , though it edn ' more than noon , I s ` pose . An ' my heart 's a tidy sight lighter now than ` tweer issterday indeed . '' `` I 'm almost afraid to let you go , Joan . '' She looked at him curiously , waiting for his bidding , but he seemed moody , and said no more .