No buses run to that part of Hadley. In fact, your destination is so deep in the woods that you're not even sure you can hitchhike up there, and it's all the way across the Connecticut River: too far to walk. Could you borrow a bike from Udolpho? But when you mention your frustrations to a groundskeeper you've seen before at the park bus stop, he mentions that Smith College students have been visiting Hadley to conduct genealogical research.
You run for the college, then spot a van just about to roll into Elm Street traffic. You flag it down and confirm its destination. Seven students and the driver glare at you like a beggar just wandered into their solarium and flopped down on the fainting couch, but no one says anything.
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