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Second Boy. She'll have it out on you now, for woppin' of her when she wor a kid. First Boy. She's a wopper herself now. Third Boy. Mighty fine, with your shirt for a great-coat. He! he! he! Fourth Boy. Mattie never kicks us poor innocent boys cos we 'ain't got no mothers to take our parts. Boo hoo! Enter JACK his hands in his pockets. Jack. What's the row, Bill? Bill. Dunnow, Jack.
The ladies of the party consisted of Lady Assheton, Mistress Nicholas Assheton of Downham, Dorothy Assheton of Middleton, sister to Richard, a lovely girl of eighteen, with light fleecy hair, summer blue eyes, and a complexion of exquisite purity, Mistress Sherborne of Dunnow, Mistress Robinson of Raydale, and Mistress Braddyll of Portfield, before mentioned, together with the wives and daughters of some others of the neighbouring gentry; most noticeable amongst whom was Mistress Alice Nutter of Rough Lee, in Pendle Forest, a widow lady and a relative of the Assheton family.
Aunt, she's so fond of a bit of lavender. I dunnow I'm sure how she'll get along." Annie knew. He could tell by her eyes that she knew. There was nothing but Annie's loyalty between him and that exposure that he dreaded. He heard Fanny say that she would go and see Susan to-morrow. There would be nothing but Susan's loyalty and Ballinger's magnanimity.
"Well, he ain't made any offer, sir; but he seems a good deal took with him and to like the look of him. Perhaps, sir, he might come and see you. I told him that I thought a matter o' fifteen pun might buy un. I dunnow whether I did right, sir, but I told un you would never take a farden less. I stuck to that."
Had this smell any particular colour, think you?" "Wall, I dunnow, sir." "Don't answer hurriedly; take your time. We only want to get at the truth. Now, what colour do you say this smell belonged to?" "Wall, I don't raightly know, sir." "I see. But what do you say to yellow? Had it a yellow smell, think you?" "Wall, sir, I doan't think ur wus yaller, nuther.
After an hour thus agreeably employed, and while they were still seated, though breakfast had pretty nearly come to an end, a serving-man entered, announcing Master Richard Sherborne of Dunnow. The squire instantly sprang to his feet, and hastened to welcome his brother-in-law. "Ah! good-day to you, Dick," he cried, shaking him heartily by the hand; "what happy chance brings you here so early?
Amongst Sir Ralph Assheton's guests were Richard Greenacres, of Worston, Nicholas Assheton's father-in-law; Richard Sherborne of Dunnow, near Sladeburne, who had married Dorothy, Nicholas's sister; Mistress Robinson of Raydale House, aunt to the knight and the squire, and two of her sons, both stout youths, with John Braddyll and his wife, of Portfield.
"Well, Mose," said the colonel, "what do you say to giving up your claim?" "Eh?" said Mose, pricking up his ears. "What'll you take for your right and title cash down no questions asked?" "Wall, I dunnow," said Mose, opening his jackknife and picking up a chip. "Prudence is a pretty nice gal, as you said, curnil." "As you said, Mr. Jenkins." "Wall, it's all the same.
Silence had lasted for some time. The mother was busy rough-patching a garment of Moxy's. The man's work for the day was over, but not the woman's! "Well, I dunnow!" he said at last, and there ceased. "What don ye know, John?" asked his wife, in a tone she would have tried to make cheerful had she but suspected it half as mournful as it was. "There's that Mr.
"Well, I dunnow!" said Franks, and paused again. But this time he resumed, "What troubles me is this: if that there mother as was a lookin' arter her child, was to see him doin' no better 'n you an' me, an' day by day gettin' furder on the wrong way, I should say she wan't much of a mother to let us go on in that 'ere way as I speak on."
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