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Years after, when Dexie made her next visit to the town, she was surprised
to see the change that had taken place in the vicinity of the railway
station. The gloomy, dingy depot had given place to one that was light,
airy and commodious, and the unsightly buildings in the neighborhood were
replaced by better and worthier structures.
The hotels she had so justly condemned were either obliterated or so
improved upon as to be unrecognizable; and if the objectionable bar-rooms
were not suppressed, public opinion had caused them to be placed in a more
obscure corner of the building, and the respectable stranger was no longer
insulted by their immediate presence. But of this more anon.
CHAPTER XXI.
The rest of the journey was made without mishap, and when the travellers
arrived at the wharf at Charlottetown, they found Mrs. Fremont waiting to
receive them, Lancy having informed her by telegraph of their detention.
Mrs. Fremont's residence was situated in the suburbs of the city, amidst a
park-like grove that gave it a very English look in Lancy's eyes. The house
was large and roomy, and furnished in a solid, comfortable style, that
would make modern parlors look frivolous in comparison.
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