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Atherton, his sleeves rolled up and a streak of soot already splashed across his face, was working furiously at the handpump.
From another building across the yard, Dora and Ruby appeared, carrying three metal buckets.
“Where do we fill them?” gasped Ruby.
Dora cried, “Water butt! And there’s the horse trough against the wall! Oh, do be quick!”
The maid, Eileen, came running into the yard, followed by a woman who must be the cook. Alex was rather disappointed by the cook. Cooks
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