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'Come, Measter Hepburn, here's Nancy Pratt wi'out ev'n a soul to speak t' her, an' yo' mopin' theere. She says she knows yo' by sight fra' having dealt at Foster's these six year. See if yo' can't find summut t' say t' each other, for I mun go pour out tea.
There's Nicholas mopin' about like an ould hin that's lost her chuckens iver since you quit." Mr. Polymathers did stop quiet very quiet but he taught the boys no more. In fact, he did nothing except sit all day staring into the fire, as if he had lost something in it.
Well, to continue, then there's Missis Stoutley, she's falled in love too." "Indeed?" "Yes, with wittles. The Count Hur what's-'is-name, who's always doin' the purlite when he's not mopin', says it's the mountain hair as is agreein' with her, but I think its the hair-soup. Anyhow she's more friendly with her wittles here than she ever was in England.
Guess ye must have burned it all up this mornin', Miss," he added, turning to his fair companion. "Anyway, that boy never keeps enough on hand. I wish to goodness he'd take some interest in things instead of mopin' around all the time." "Perhaps he does take an interest in things he likes," the girl suggested. "Then I'd like to find out what they are, Miss.
Through the window you could see poor Jotham mopin' lonesome among his peanuts and cigars. The sayin' concernin' the hardness of the transgressor's sleddin' was workin' out for HIM, all right. But the conversions had come so sudden that I couldn't understand it, though I did have some suspicions. "'Look here, Dan, says I to Bassett, 'are you goin' to keep this up till judgment?
What's the use o' mopin' like dis when youse got a invite out ter T'anksgivin'? An' ye better catch it while it's goin', too. Ye see, some days I could n't ask ye not grub enough; but I can ter-day. We got a s'prise comin'." "Indeed!" The tone was abstracted, almost irritable; but the boy ignored this. "Sure! It's a dinner a T'anksgivin' dinner bringed in to us. Now ain't ye comin'?"
It seemed as if the pleasant past life in the old house were all broken up into little bits, and going off in different directions in those wagons. She was still at the window when Wealthy came up to search for her. Eyebright's face was very sober, and there were traces of tears on her cheeks. "Eyebright, where are you? Don't stay mopin' up here, 'tain't no use. Come down and help me get tea.
"Yes," said Woodward, "they are curious." "Some days they er gwine rippitin' aroun' like the woods wuz afire, an' then ag'in they er mopin' an' a-moonin' like ever' minnit wuz a-gwine to be the nex'. I bin a-studyin' Sis sence she wan't no bigger'n a skinned rabbit, an' yit I hain't got to A, B, C, let alone a-b ab, u-b ub.
For hoo lang are ye goin' t' continue settin' mopin' and broodin' like a seck sheep? Ye'll jest mak yesself ill, an' then I reckon what ye'll prove satisfied. Ay, but I wonder ye hav'na more pride. But he made no answer, remaining unmoved, as if he had not heard. Presently, half to himself, without raising his eyes, he murmured: 'Luke be goin' South, Monday.
Sure now, Edward, you know yourself it's not raisonable to have a young man like him mumpin' and mopin' about, as if there was a wake in the house?" The only reply Edward made to this weak and foolish speech was, "Yes; but there is reason in everything, my dear mother. I have heard," he added, "that he is working for the Tory candidate, Vanston, and hope it is not true."
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