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After all my fine speeches, too." He began to drum on the window. He tried to speak casually. "I haven't beaten you, Maggie." "Yes, you have. I said you wouldn't be able to send me away. Well, you've managed to and in the only way you could by your silence. You haven't opened your mouth for a fortnight. You're better now, too, and Mrs. Bolitho will look after you.
They drove through the quiet little village, out on to the high road, then down a side lane, the hedges brushing against the sides of the jingle, then through the gates, into the yard, with Borhedden Farm, bright with its lighted windows, waiting for them. Mrs. Bolitho was standing in the porch and greeted them warmly. "You'll be just starved," she said.
"If anything was to happen " said Mrs. Bolitho. She saw Martin, too, many times, looking at Maggie in the strangest way, as though he were travelling towards some decision. He certainly was a good young man in his behaviour, doing now exactly what he was told, never angry, never complaining, and that, Mrs.
Have you got yesterday's paper, Kate?" "I remember now," cried Kate. "How silly of me to forget it! The Implacable broke down, and your ship was ordered to replace her." "Just my luck!" exclaimed Smith gloomily. "Last time I was late the ship was going shooting. Now I shall miss her altogether when she's at manoeuvres. Captain Bolitho will put me down as a hopeless rotter."
He was gentle and polite to every one, ate his meals, took little walks out on to the moor and into the village, but liked best to sit in front of the parlour window and look out on to the heath and grass, watching the shadows and the sunlight and the driving sheets of rain. Mrs. Bolitho had a tender heart and Maggie shared in her superstitious pity.
Bolitho was in most ways a sensible, level-headed, practical woman, but like many of the inhabitants of Glebeshire, she was deeply superstitious. It was not so very many years since old Jane Curtis had been ducked in the St. Dreot's pond for a witch, and even now, did a cow fall sick or the lambs die, the involuntary thought in the Glebeshire "pagan mind" was to look for the "evil eye." But Mrs.
The circus was quite close to the farm. "I do hope," said Mrs. Bolitho to Martin, "that the roaring of the animals won't disturb you." It did not disturb him. He seemed to like it, and went out and stood there watching all the labours of the gipsies and the tent men, and even went into "The Green Boar" and drank a glass of beer with Mr. Marquis, the proprietor of the circus.
What did she want him to do to say? Mrs. Bolitho could see that the girl's hands were clenched, as though she had reached, at last, the very limits of her endurance. He did not see. His back was half turned to her. He did not speak, but stood there drumming with his hands on the glass. "Oh, I could shake him," thought Mrs. Bolitho's impatience.
In the midst of this after-deck the mariners had built a strong stall, in which my good steed was standing, with a bucket full of oats in front of him. My old friend shoved his nose against my face as I came aboard, and neighed his pleasure at finding his master once more. We were still exchanging caresses when the grizzled head of Silas Bolitho the mate popped out of the cabin hatchway.
"Only," as Mrs. Bolitho said to her husband, "one thing's certain, she do love 'im with all her heart and soul poor lamb." When Martin and Maggie had been at the farm about a fort-night, there came to St. Dreot's a travelling circus. This was a very small affair, but it came every year, and provided considerable excitement for the village population.
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