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It was no wonder, in the opinion of the Servants' 'All, that 'er ladyship should have found 'erself fascinated by him, particularly as I myself 'ad 'eard her observe at a full luncheon-table that roller-skating was in her opinion the only thing except her toy Pomeranian that made life worth living.
The door swung open a trifle and the pale face of Borkins appeared around it. His eyes were wide with fright, his mouth hung open. "Sir Nigel, sir. I 'eard a dreadful noise like a pistol shot it was, comin' from this room! Anythink the matter, sir?" "Nothing, you ass!" broke out Merriton, fretfully, as the butler began to show other parts of his anatomy round the corner of the door.
I 'ave 'eard o' boys tying tin cans to their tails." "I've done it myself," ses Ginger, nodding. "Consequently it's our dooty to look arter 'im," ses Sam. "I'll go down to the front door," ses Peter, "and when I whistle, bring him down." Ginger stuck his 'ead out o' the window, and by and by, when Peter whistled, him and Sam took the dog downstairs and out into the street.
I was crossing the stable-yard where I had gone to order the carriage for my aunt, when an English groom, suddenly emerging from the harness-room, touched his cap, saying "Have you 'eard, sir, of the awful affair up yonder?" "Of what?" I asked quickly. "Well, sir, there seems to have been a murder last night up in Rannoch Wood," said the man quickly.
He kep' talkin' about it all night, and sayin' the tall shepherd was answerin' back, though I never 'eard nothin' myself, save that one time I told yer of. "'It's queer he don't talk about the stars, sez Mrs. Rowe to me. 'He will do before he's done, you see if he doesn't, I sez. "Well, about three o'clock I see a change in his face and knowed as the end wasn't far off.
I seen his picture at Mr. Haggard's. Savierollher, wasn't it? They burnt him; and I don't blame 'em. He was Jaggers's father I 'ave 'eard. Only you mustn't 'and it on, else you might get me into trouble." He crossed the course, looked at the water opposite the Grand Stand, and examined the first fence lugubriously. "Time was I could ha' hop it off one foot," he said. "Something's 'appened.
I don't know 'ow he did it, but 'e did. He seemed to sink away between my legs, and afore I knew wot was 'appening, I was standing upside down with all the blood rushing to my 'ead. As I rolled over he bolted through the wicket, and was off like a flash of lightning. A couple o' minutes arterwards the people wot I 'ad 'eard run past came back agin.
Wynne, and I'd 'eard 'im go out and slam the door be'ind 'im. So I was keeping me ears peeled, as you might say." "I see. Doing a bit of eavesdropping, eh?" asked Cleek, and was rewarded by an angry look from under the man's dark brows and a sudden tightening of the lines about his mouth. "And what then?"
Sam shook 'ands with 'im agin, and then, hiding his 'and in his pocket, went off 'ome, and, finding Ginger and Peter Russet wasn't back, went off to bed. He 'eard 'em coming upstairs in the dark in about an hour's time, and, putting the 'and with the ring on it on the counterpane, shut 'is eyes and pretended to be fast asleep.
"I should begin at once, if I was you." "I will," said Barnabas, gathering up the reins. "And how, sir?" "By going my allotted way and striving to be content." "Content!" exclaimed the Pedler, "lord, young sir, it's only fools as is ever content! A contented man never done anything much worth 'aving, nor said anything much worth 'caring as ever I 'eard.
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