RobertisworkinginOxfordandsendingmoneyhomewhilstRubyPratthasreturnedfromPontefractaftersplittingwithhergentlemanfriendGabrielCochrane,whosewifehasdiedandwhosefoundryhasbeenrepossessedbythebank,comestoCandleford,penniless,andDorcasemployshiminherforgewheretheworkinterestsSydneyAfterEdmundhascollectedmoneyfromRobertatthepostoffice,hearriveshomesayinghehasbeenrobbedThewholevillageralliesroundEmma
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