said Melissa , snappishly . `` Why , stay here till Isaac Appleby comes out and takes that brute away ? What else can we do ? '' `` What if he is n't at home ? '' I suggested . `` We 'll stay here till he comes home . Oh , this is a nice predicament . This is what comes of cushioning churches ! '' `` It might be worse , '' I said comfortingly . `` Suppose the roof had n't been flat ? '' `` Call Isaac , '' said Melissa shortly . I did n't fancy calling Isaac , but call him I did , and when that failed to bring him Melissa condescended to call , too ; but scream as we might , no Isaac appeared , and that dog sat there and smiled internally . `` It 's no use , '' said Melissa sulkily at last . `` Isaac Appleby is dead or away . '' Half an hour passed ; it seemed as long as a day . The sun just boiled down on that roof and we were nearly melted . We were dreadfully thirsty , and the heat made our heads ache , and I could see my muslin dress fading before my very eyes . As for the roses on my best hat -- but that was too harrowing to think about . Then we saw a welcome sight -- Isaac Appleby coming through the yard with a hoe over his shoulder . He had probably been working in his field at the back of the house .
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