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"Poor wench! poor, poor wench!" said Jane Wilson, tenderly kissing her. "Thou'rt not alone; so donnot take on so. I'll say nought of Him who's above, for thou knowest He is ever the orphan's friend; but think on Jem! nay, Mary, dear, think on me! I'm but a frabbit woman at times, but I've a heart within me through all my temper, and thou shalt be as a daughter henceforward, as mine own ewe-lamb.
I've known that about my sight, and many a one has known it in watching the sick; but it's one of God's lessons we all must learn, one way or another." After a pause "Have ye been to see his mother of late?" "No; not for some weeks. When last I went she was so frabbit* with me, that I really thought she wished I'd keep away." *Frabbit; ill-tempered. "Well! if I were you I'd go.
"God help them as helps others this Christmas night! But it's not for such as you to talk of the Five Points, Janet," rousing himself. "What frabbit me to talk of Nelly the night? Someways she's been beside me all day, as if she was grippin' me by the sleeve, beggin', dumb-like." The moody frown deepened. "The baby! See, Adam, it'll waken! Quick, man!"
So I told him he mun do as he liked; and he thanked me and kissed me, for all I was very frabbit* with him; and now he's gone to South America at t'other side of the sun, they tell me." *Frabbit; peevish. Mary stole a glance at Margaret to see what she thought of Alice's geography; but Margaret looked so quiet and demure, that Mary was in doubt if she were not really ignorant.
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