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But I have to call and see the old, old 'Gentleman? 'Gentleman! no, skinflint. He lives upon the sweepings of the barton; ha, ha! And the speaker's regular white teeth showed themselves like snow in a Dutch cabbage. 'Well, well, the profession of arms makes a man proof against all that. I take things as I find 'em. 'Quite right, Master Derriman. Another drop? 'No, no.
'But she is likely to marry Festus Derriman. 'I don't want her to marry anybody but John, said the miller doggedly. 'Not if she is in love with Bob, and has been for years, and he with her? asked his wife triumphantly. 'In love with Bob, and he with her? repeated Loveday. 'Certainly, said she, going off and leaving him to his reflections. When Anne reached the hall she found old Mr.
'Come, come, Derriman, expostulated Lockham 'this is all very well, but I don't care for 't. I am as ready to fight as any man, but 'Perhaps when you get into battle, Derriman, and see what it's like, your courage will cool down a little, added Noakes on the same side, but with secret admiration of Festus's reckless bravery. 'I shall be bayoneted first, said Festus. 'Now let's rally, and on!
'There's company in the house, said Loveday. 'Company? Farmer Derriman is not at home, said Anne, and went on to the window whence the rays of light leaked out, the trumpet-major standing where he was. He saw her face enter the beam of candlelight, stay there for a moment, and quickly withdraw. She came back to him at once. 'Let us go on, she said.
Another person besides John saw Bob go. That was Derriman, who was standing by a bollard a little further up the quay. He did not repress his satisfaction at the sight.
'I have kept ye up, I fear, began Bob cheerily, and apparently without the faintest recollection of his tragic exit from the house. 'But the truth on't is, I met with Fess Derriman at the "Duke of York" as I went from here, and there we have been playing Put ever since, not noticing how the time was going.
Loveday imagined from her tone that she must have an interest in Derriman, and said sadly, 'You blame me for going across to the window, and leading you to follow me. 'Not a bit, said Anne, seeing his mistake as to the state of her heart, and being rather angry with him for it. 'I think it was most natural, considering the noise. Silence again.
'Let us walk to the Look-out. She made no objection, and said, as they turned that way, 'Mr. Derriman, a long time ago I found something belonging to you; but I have never yet remembered to return it. And she drew from her bosom the paper which Anne had dropped in the meadow when eluding the grasp of Festus on that summer day.
'If anything happens to me while the fighting is going on it may be on these very fields you will know what to do, he resumed. 'But first please sit down again, there's a dear, whilst I write what's in my head. See, there's the best paper, and a new quill that I've afforded myself for't. 'What a strange business! I don't think I much like it, Mr. Derriman, she said, seating herself.
'Derriman is sober as a judge, said Loveday, as they turned to go. 'It was only the others who were noisy. 'Whether he is sober or not is nothing whatever to me, said Anne. 'Of course not. I know it, said the trumpet-major, in accents expressing unhappiness at her somewhat curt tone, and some doubt of her assurance.
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