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What say you, Joe; shall we attempt to quell them?" "Well, master, that depends. There's a braw lot on 'em, an' if they beant far gone, d'ee see, they might gie us a deal o' trouble. If they be far gone I'd advise ye to let 'em alone; the drink'll quell 'em soon enough. Arter that we'll know what to do." Just as he spoke a woman was seen rushing frantically towards them. It was little Mrs Nobbs.
He drew something from his bosom and held it out to me, and I saw that it was a bit of buffalo steak which he had saved. I shook my head, and the tears came into my eyes. "Come, Davy," he said, "ye're so little, and I beant hungry." Again I shook my head, and for the life of me I could say nothing. "I reckon Polly Ann'd never forgive me if anything was to happen to you," said he.
"'Thank yo' kindly Mester Hibblethwaite, she says, 'but dunnot tak' off tha' coat fur me; I'm doin' pretty nicely. It is Mester Hibblethwaite, beant it? "'Aye, lass, I answers, 'it's him. Mought I ax yo're name. "'Aye, to be sure, said she. 'My name's Rosanna 'Sanna Brent th' folk at th' mill alius ca's me. I work at th' loom i' th' next room to thine. I've seed thee often an' often.
There beant nowheres such a good lad as our Reuben; and to be clemmed to death, and froze! O Lord, tak' pity on us, miserable sinners!" For hours Olive sat by the old woman's bedside. The murky winter day soon closed in, and the snow began to fall; but still there was nothing heard save the wind howling in the forest.
"Lord be merciful to us all," he cried with a trembling voice, "if it beant Master Reginald hisself come back to life again and me mournin' over him as dead! Oh Master Reginald, but it's glad I am this day. And where have ye been?" "Never mind, old man," said Reginald, kindly; "you'll know soon enough."
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