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Updated: June 21, 2025
"Is it Cousin Elizabeth?" she said, holding out a wavering hand. Mrs. Mason scarcely allowed her own to be touched. "We're not used to visitors i' church-time," she said abruptly, in a deep funereal voice. "Mappen you'll sit down." And still holding the girl with her eyes, she walked across to an old rocking-chair, let herself fall into it, and with a loud sigh loosened her bonnet strings.
Hoo's coming round; shall you or I do it? or mappen your father would be best? 'No; you, you, said Margaret. They awaited her perfect recovery in silence. Then the neighbour woman sat down on the floor, and took Mrs. Boucher's head and shoulders on her lap. 'Neighbour, said she, 'your man is dead. Guess yo' how he died? 'He were drowned, said Mrs.
Yo've been a poor fool, as knowed no better nor be a true faithful fool. So go and be d d to yo'. There's no work for yo' here." Them's bad words. I'm not a fool; and if I was, folk ought to ha' taught me how to be wise after their fashion. I could mappen ha' learnt, if any one had tried to teach me. 'Would it not be worth while, said Mr.
"There's not a mony gells aboot here as doan't coe Hubert handsome," she said with emphasis. "It's Hubert's business to call the girls handsome," said Laura, laughing, and handing back the picture. Polly grinned then suddenly looked grave. "I wish he'd leave t' gells alone!" she said with an accent of some energy, "he'll mappen get into trooble yan o' these days!"
And when they were once more settled as audience, the mistress who was by this time fanning herself tempestuously with the Whinthorpe paper launched her last word: "Daffady thoo's naa call to lay doon t' law, on sic matters at aw. Mappen tha'll recolleck t' Bible headstrong as tha art i' thy aan conceit.
'Ay, said the woman, shaking her head, 'he loved us a'. We had some one to love us once. It's a long time ago; but when he were in life and with us, he did love us, he did. He loved this babby mappen the best on us; but he loved me and I loved him, though I was calling him five minutes agone. Are yo' sure he's dead? said she, trying to get up.
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