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You see, her mother had gien her a spinnin'-wheel when shoo were wed, and eh! but shoo were a gooid 'un to spin. Shoo'd get t' house sided up by ten o'clock, an' then shoo'd set hersen down to t' wheel.
She hurried after him, and laid hold of his arm before he had got half-way down to the brook, and said, "Nay, my lad, thee wutna go away angered wi' thy mother, an' her got nought to do but to sit by hersen an' think on thee?" "Nay, nay, Mother," said Adam, gravely, and standing still while he put his arm on her shoulder, "I'm not angered.
There's no business doin' there'; and he shows him t' slates. So Beelzebub taks t' slates and looks at 'em, an' then he scrats his heead an' he says: 'I can't help it, your Majesty. It's Throp's wife; that's what's wrang wi' Cohen-eead. "'Throp's wife! Throp's wife! says Satan; 'an' who's Throp's wife to set hersen agean me?
But at night-fall Ben Craven's tax-cart brought his mother, and a few of her personal belongings, and then the village gossips understood "what Miss Hallam was going to do with hersen." Martha took entire charge of the hall, and of all its treasures; and the lonely mistress went to her room that night with the happy consciousness that all she had was in loving and prudent keeping.
She sung like a throstle hersen, and we had practicin's night after night for a matter of three months." "I know what a horotorio is," said Ortheris, pertly. "It's a sort of chaplain's sing-song words all out of the Bible, and hullabaloojah choruses."
An' all t' time shoo called hersen an idle dollops 'cause shoo weren't workin' hard enough. That were t' devil's game. But for all shoo tewed so hard, there was a gey bit o' wool left i' t' bag when ten o'clock com and 'twere time to get to bed. You see, 'twere bad wool; 'twere all feltered an' teed i' knots. But Throp's wife were noan baan to bed while shoo'd finished t' bag.
"'Yes, lass, I answers humble, an' lays my face on her hand, breakin' down again. "'Hush, dear lad, she whispers, 'we hannot time fur that. I want to talk to thee. Wilta listen? "'Yes, wife, I says, an' I heerd her sob when I said it, but she catches hersen up again. "'I want thee to mak' me a promise, said she. 'I want thee to promise never to forget what peace we ha' had.
Her mother's eye caught the look and the change, and knew what both meant as well as if Sylvia had spoken out. 'Thursday se'nnight, said she. 'I'll be rare and strong by then, and Sylvie shall go play hersen; she's been nurse-tending long enough. 'You're but weakly yet, said Philip shortly; he did not intend to say it, but the words seemed to come out in spite of himself.
Her mother's eye caught the look and the change, and knew what both meant as well as if Sylvia had spoken out. 'Thursday se'nnight, said she. 'I'll be rare and strong by then, and Sylvie shall go play hersen; she's been nurse-tending long enough. 'You're but weakly yet, said Philip shortly; he did not intend to say it, but the words seemed to come out in spite of himself.
"Who have we here, Von Hersen? Why do you make prisoners?" "They are two staff officers, major." "Hem," said the major, doubtfully. "Well, if you are an officer," he continued, "order your men to cease their resistance." The franc tireurs, most of whom had taken refuge in the same cottage, were still defending themselves desperately; and were keeping up a heavy fire, from the windows.
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