« “ That’s Mrs. Neale ! ” she exclaimed. “A perfect marvel of a woman, aren’t you, Mrs. Neale! She runs our post office, Mrs. Neale. She can do sums in her head, can’t you, Mrs. Neale? Twenty-five halfpennies stamps, two packets of stamped envelopes and a packet of postcards–how much does that come to, Mrs. Neale?” »

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