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"Seemingly. I can see a fellow of some sort walking round it. Little and good must be said of that fire, surely." "I can throw a stone there," said the boy. "And so can I!" said Grandfer Cantle. "No, no, you can't, my sonnies. That fire is not much less than a mile off, for all that 'a seems so near." "'Tis in the heath, but not furze," said the turf-cutter.
There fell upon their ears the sound of numerous voices singing in front of the house. Among these, two made themselves prominent by their peculiarity: one was a very strong bass, the other a wheezy thin piping. Thomasin recognized them as belonging to Timothy Fairway and Grandfer Cantle respectively.
Never pitch yerself in such a low key as that, Christian; you should try more," said Fairway. "Yes, you should try more," echoed the Grandfer with insistence, as if he had been the first to make the suggestion. "In common conscience every man ought either to marry or go for a soldier. 'Tis a scandal to the nation to do neither one nor t'other. I did both, thank God!
"I've swallered several; and one had a tolerable quill," said Sam placidly from the corner. "Hullo what's that wheels I hear coming?" Grandfer Cantle exclaimed, jumping up and hastening to the door. "Why, 'tis they back again I didn't expect 'em yet this half-hour. To be sure, how quick marrying can be done when you are in the mind for't!"
"A hundred maidens would have had him if he'd asked 'em," said the wide woman. "Didst ever know a man, neighbour, that no woman at all would marry?" inquired Humphrey. "I never did," said the turf-cutter. "Nor I," said another. "Nor I," said Grandfer Cantle. "Well, now, I did once," said Timothy Fairway, adding more firmness to one of his legs. "I did know of such a man. But only once, mind."
"Ay," said Grandfer Cantle, somewhat subdued in spirit; "and yet his mother cried for scores of hours when 'a was a boy, for fear he should outgrow hisself and go for a soldier." "Well, there's many just as bad as he." said Fairway. "Wethers must live their time as well as other sheep, poor soul." "So perhaps I shall rub on? Ought I to be afeared o' nights, Master Fairway?"
"Yes, grandfer, I always have and always shall!" "Loves Black Jarge!" he repeated; "allus 'as allus will! Oh, Lord! what 'ave I done?" Now, very slowly, a tear crept down his wrinkled cheek, at sight of which Prue gave a little cry, and, kneeling beside his chair, took him in her arms. "Oh, my lass! my little Prue 'tis all my doin'. I thought Oh, Prue, 'twere me as parted you!
Never pitch yerself in such a low key as that, Christian; you should try more," said Fairway. "Yes, you should try more," echoed the Grandfer with insistence, as if he had been the first to make the suggestion. "In common conscience every man ought either to marry or go for a soldier. 'Tis a scandal to the nation to do neither one nor t'other. I did both, thank God!
Yeobright were to die, d'ye think we should be took up and tried for the manslaughter of a woman?" "No, they couldn't bring it in as that," said Sam, "unless they could prove we had been poachers at some time of our lives. But she'll fetch round." "Now, if I had been stung by ten adders I should hardly have lost a day's work for't," said Grandfer Cantle. "Such is my spirit when I am on my mettle.
Nearly a quarter of an hour had passed, disturbed only by the broken breathing of the sufferer, when moving figures began to animate the line between heath and sky. In a few moments Clym arrived with Fairway, Humphrey, and Susan Nunsuch; Olly Dowden, who had chanced to be at Fairway's, Christian and Grandfer Cantle following helter-skelter behind.
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