`` Of course , '' said Miss Hannah , `` you can have these . I meant them for Millie , but I can cut the west bed for her . '' She opened the gate and carried the asters over to the buggy . Miss Delancey took them with a smile that made Miss Hannah remember the date forever . `` Lovely day , '' commented Jacob genially . `` Yes , '' said Miss Hannah dreamily . `` It reminds me of the day Ralph went away twenty years ago . It does n't seem so long . Do n't you think he 'll be coming back soon , Jacob ? '' `` Oh , sure , '' said Jacob , who thought the very opposite . `` I have a feeling that he 's coming very soon , '' said Miss Hannah brightly . `` It will be a great day for me , wo n't it , Jacob ? I 've been poor all my life , but when Ralph comes back everything will be so different . He will be a rich man and he will give me everything I 've always wanted . He said he would . A fine house and a carriage and a silk dress . Oh , and we will travel and see the world . You do n't know how I look forward to it all . I 've got it all planned out , all I 'm going to do and have . And I believe he will be here very soon .
A man ought to be able to make a fortune in twenty years , do n't you think , XXXXX ? ''
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