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"Yo dunna seem ower glad to see me, sister Alizon," said Jennet, at length. "Sister Alizon!" There was something in the term that now jarred upon the young girl's ears, but she strove to conquer the feeling, as unworthy of her. "She was once my sister," she thought, "and shall be so still. I will save her, if it be possible."
'Hark ye, fellow, were it not better for you to take a guinea and let us in, than to have us break the door first, and thy pate afterwards? for I won't see my comrade die at your door be assured of that. 'Why, I dunna know, said the fellow; 'but what cattle were those that rode by in such hurry?
Abel roared. Then he fell to in earnest on the coffin, whistling like a blackbird. Hazel sat down and watched him, resting her cheek on her hand. The cold snowlight struck on her face wanly. 'Dunna you ever think, making coffins for poor souls to rest in as inna tired, as there's a tree growing somewhere for yours? she asked. 'Laws! What's took you? Measles? What for should I think of me coffin?
"Faix," she replied, archly, "it's well for you that Miss Kathleen's not to the fore or you daren't ax any one sich a question as that." "Well done, Nanny," he returned; "do you think she knows what it's like?" "It's not me," she replied again, "you ought to be axin' sich a question from; if you don't know it I dunna who ought."
Still," she proceeded, rather slowly, musing and putting her beautiful and taper fingers to her chin "I think that I do remember it's like a dhrame to me though, an' I dunna but it is one still it's like a dhrame to me, that I was wanst in her arms, that I was cryin', an' that she kissed me that she kissed me!
"Sit thee down, Ruchot, sit thee down, mon," said Bess, taking his hand kindly, and leading him to a bench. "Con ey get thee onny thing?" "Neaw neaw, Bess," replied the miller; "ey ha lost aw ey vallied i' this warlt, an ey care na how soon ey quit it mysel." "Neigh, dunna talk on thus, Ruchot," said Bess, in accents of sincere sympathy. "Theaw win live to see happier an brighter days."
'Like a jacksnipe fetches his mate out o' the grass, she said. 'What did he say? 'Nought. 'Then how ? 'There's things harder than words; words be nought. 'Go on. 'It was like as if there was a secret atween us, and I'd got to find it out. Dunna look so fierce, Ed'ard! 'Did you find out? A tide of painful red surged over Hazel; she turned away.
Ay'se gotten 't measter's single barrel; and gin I dunna ootshoot measter Draa whoy Ay'se deny my coontry!" "Most certainly you will deny it then, Tim," answered I, "for Mr. Draw shoots excellently well, and you " "And Ay'se shot mony a hare by 't braw moon, doon i' bonny Cawoods.
He accordingly lay down and illustrated the pretended action, after which he burst out into another uncontrollable fit of mirth. "'Twas just for all the world," said he, "as if I had tied a string to your toe, for you groaned an' grunted, an' went on like I dunna what; but, Connor, what makes you so sleepy to-day as well as on Monday last?"
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