And so—faithful to the last—the poor dull-minded creature had repaid in good measure, pressed down and running over, the little acts of kindness shown her in years gone by, by Jim at school, and Jim by the pool, and Jim at home, defending her from children, from the swan, and last, but not least, from his wife. THE END Printed by BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO. Edinburgh & London End of Project Gutenberg's In a Quiet Village, by Sabine Baring-Gould