Today's English

     In any other situation, I would have required proof of the provenance of such an item, but I decided to take it on faith. Besides, I thought how amusing it would be if in fact she were a swindler, selling me her own sewing box and passing it off as a Bronte collectable!  
     I handed her the money, which she said would go towards her retirement pot, and I set out on my journey back home to the anonymity of Dublin.

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