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Portgartha, laying an impressive hand on his companion's knee, "but for what happened at Flint House last night." "What's that got to do with it?" In his quickened interest Barrant vainly strove to make his voice appear calm. "Because the young womon must have coome from Flint House." Barrant scrutinized his companion sharply in the dim light. "Why do you think so?" he asked.
I knaw it was no use askin' old Garge, 'cos he'd pretend not to hear, so I turned to the young womon sittin' opposite, and asked her if she had a match in her pocket. And do you knaw, I declare to gudeness she never said nawthen, not so much as a word!" "Perhaps she was dumb?" Barrant suggested. "Aw, iss, doomb enough then," retorted Mr. Portgartha.
I was waitin' at the crass-roads for old Garge to come along, when a young womon came up out of th' darkness and stood not far from me just by the ol' crass. I tried to maake out who she was, but it was too daark.
No young womon need be frightened of speakin' to Peter Portgartha. And with that she spaaks at last, with a quick little gasp like a sob I'm thinking I can hear it at this minute 'Aw, she says, 'why caan't you leave me alone? 'Never be afraaid, I says, for I have my pride like other folk, 'I'll say no more. Peter Portgartha has no need to foorce his conversation where it ain't welcome."
I dropped into the Tolpen Arms to have a drop of something for a cawld I've got, and some of the fishermen were talkin' about th' old gentleman of Flint House blowing his head off last night with a gun. It made me feel queery-like when I heerd aboot it. 'Why, I says, 'that'll be about the time I saw the strange young womon in ol' Crows' wagonette.
But that stupid old fule Garge pulled up as usual and bawls through the window, 'Are you going to keep me here all night, Peter? Before I could say a word the young womon says: 'I'll get out here. With that she puts the fare into his hand through the open window, and slips out afore I knew what she was going to do.
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