Once beyond the village, where the cottages ceased abruptly, on either side of the road they could smell through the darkness the friendly fields aga… - Kenneth Grahame

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Once beyond the village, where the cottages ceased abruptly, on either side of the road they could smell through the darkness the friendly fields again; and they braced themselves for the last long stretch, the home stretch, the stretch that we know is bound to end, some time, in the rattle of the door-latch, the sudden firelight, and the sight of familiar things greeting us as long-absent travelers from far oversea.