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"Si, señor," the words faltering forth, almost as if in mockery of his own hesitating speech. "Once I said maybe I show you. I not know how den now I know." "Sh-show me, little girl in God's n-name, show me wh-what?" "Eef eet vas true dat I lofe you, señor. Now you tink eet vas so; now you all'ays know vat vas in de heart of Mercedes. Dis bettah vay as talk, señor nevah you doubt no more."
"But master ain't the man to put up with that all'ays, and it'll cost twice as much to have 'em about the place again arter a bit." This, however, was the least trouble. If Ambrose was disconsolate out of doors, the man who was looking after the work indoors was twice more so. "If we be to work on up to Saturday night," he said, "and then do never a stroke more, we be a doing nothing but mischief.
I never struck a man foul, much less hurt a girl, in my days; besides, Maud, I likes ye too well to hurt ye. Dang it, lass, you're my cousin, ye know, and cousins is all'ays together and lovin' like, an' none says again' it. 'I've nothing to explain there is nothing to explain. I've been quite friendly, I said, hurriedly. 'Friendly! Well, if there baint a cram!
I talked a bit wi' the workus folk, but they won't gi'e nout dang 'em an' how be I to do't? It be all'ays hard bread wi' Silas, an' a deal harder now she' ta'en them pains. I won't stan' it much longer. Gammon! If she keeps on that way I'll just cut. See how the workus fellahs 'ill like that! 'The Doctor gives his services for nothing, I said. 'An' does nothin', bless him! ha, ha.
'Have you seen your sister, Milly, or your father, since your return? I asked coldly. 'They'll keep, Maud, never mind 'em; it be you I want to see it be you I wor thinkin' on a' the time. I tell ye, lass, I'm all'ays a thinkin' on ye. 'I think you ought to go and see your father; you have been away, you say, some time. I don't think it is respectful, I said, a little sharply.
She smiled happily up at him, softly stroking his hair, even while the lines of her face twitched from pain. "Sure I know, señor. You von brav', good man maybe now you all'ays tink I brav', good also. Dat be 'nough for Mercedes. Oh, dis be de bettar vay de great God knows; sure He knows. Now, señor, I be yours all'ays, forever. I so happy to be lofed by good man.
But de good Mother of God she show me, she tell me vat do I run quick; I die for de man I lofe, an' den he all'ays know dat I lofe him; he know den bettar as eef I marry him. Si, si, eet vas all joy for Mercedes, now, my señor. Eet not hurt, eet make me glad to know."
But that's how 'twould be, an' he'd all'ays be a jawing and a lickin' of I; so don't mind me, Miss Maud, and 'appen I might do ye a good turn some day. A few days after this little interview with Meg, as Milly and I were walking briskly for it was a clear frosty day along the pleasant slopes of the sheep-walk, we were overtaken by Dudley Ruthyn. It was not a pleasant surprise.
''Tisn't that I'm not glad to see ye; but if father was to spy me talking friendly wi' ye, now that I'm hearty, and you havin' no more call to me, he'd be all'ays a watching and thinkin' I was tellin' o' tales, and 'appen he'd want me to worrit ye for money, Miss Maud; an' 'tisn't here he'd spend it, but in the Feltram pottusses, he would, and we want for nothin' that's good for us.
My husband, that's Whereas, you'll all'ays find him at the little stationer's shop outside the gate in Carey Street. You'll know him some of these days, I'll go bail, if you're going to Mr. Die; anyways you'll know his handwrite. Tea to your liking, sir? I all'ays gets cream for gentlemen, sir, unless they tells me not.
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