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Updated: June 23, 2025
And the girl, when driven away from her home by such usage, had not done amiss in coming to her aunt. But Roger had already heard a few words from Mrs Pipkin as to Ruby's late hours, had heard also that there was a lover, and knew very well who that lover was. He also was quite familiar with John Crumb's state of mind.
'John Crumb's a fool; and as to Ruby; well, I haven't got no patience with girls like them. Yes; it is for the best; and as for you, Mrs Hurtle, there's no words to say how good you've been. I hope, Mrs Hurtle, you ain't thinking of going away because this is all done.
If you don't like to take it, leave it. But you'll leave Sheep's Acre too. 'Bother Sheep's Acre. Who wants to stop at Sheep's Acre? It's the stoopidest place in all England. 'Then find another. Then find another. That's all aboot it. John Crumb's a coming up for a bit o' supper. You tell him your own mind. I'm dommed if I trouble aboot it. On'y you don't stay here.
For the Lord's sake! You'll repent it bitterly by-and-by! Oh! It can't be our dear, kind Jim, as God sent to help and comfort us! We'd give you meat and drink, if we had them, but the last crumb's gone, and mother's never bitten to-day!" "Nonsense! Don't tell me! None of your humbug and cant with me! If I can't get supper where I ought, I'll get it where I can!
She had acknowledged to herself that she had better go down and tell John Crumb the truth. For she was still determined that she would never be John Crumb's wife. 'You can answer him as well as I, grandfather, she had said. Then the farmer had cuffed her, and told her that she was an idiot. 'Oh, if it comes to that, said Ruby, 'I'm not afraid of John Crumb, nor yet of nobody else.
'John didn't like going home in the dark like, said the baker, with his little joke. 'So I just come along to drive away the bogies. 'The more the merrier; the more the merrier. Ruby'll have enough for the two o' you, I'll go bail. So John Crumb's afraid of bogies; is he? The more need he to have some 'un in his house to scart 'em away.
But, alas, she thought there might be something better than such worship; and, therefore, when Felix Carbury came in her way, with his beautiful oval face, and his rich brown colour, and his bright hair and lovely moustache, she was lost in a feeling which she mistook for love; and when he sneaked over to her a second and a third time, she thought more of his listless praise than ever she had thought of John Crumb's honest promises.
She would not be in the least annoyed by the knocking. Another half-hour had thus been passed by the two ladies in the parlour after Crumb's departure. Then Mrs Hurtle took her candle and had ascended the stairs half way to her own sitting-room, when a loud double knock was heard. She immediately joined Mrs Pipkin in the passage.
Paul when he heard the little boast was quite sure that Roger's fear about Felix was well founded. And as for John Crumb's fitness to touch Sir Felix, Paul felt that the Bungay mealman might have an opinion of his own on that matter. 'But there's Betsy a-crying upstairs, and I promised not to leave them children for one minute. 'I will tell the Squire that I saw you, Miss Ruggles.
'John Crumb's pardon! No! 'Oh, Ruby, if you knew how highly I respect that man, and how lowly I think of the other; how I look on the one as a noble fellow, and regard the other as dust beneath my feet, you would perhaps change your mind a little. Her mind was being changed. His words did have their effect, though the poor girl struggled against the conviction that was borne in upon her.
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