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"I think the best way would be to make inquiries at Bradford, and from there you might be able to track him," suggested Mr. Hillman. "Just remember that with this man everything will be plain sailing, and that without him Massie may get the best of us, and I am confident you will bring him back with you."
Then after speeches by interpretation, our men kissing his hande, and bidden to dinner, were stayed in another roome, and at dinner brought through, where might be seene massie siluer and gilt plate, some like and as bigge as kilderkins, and washbowles, and entring the dining place, being the greater roome, the prince was set bare headed, his crowne and and rich cappe standing vpon a pinnacle by.
"After he had taken our money, Massie offered to give up the whole of the mortgage for a deed of the wood-lot, and he refused, for he considered himself bound to us, even though he knew we only bought it to help him along." "And what about Bob?" asked George, meaningly.
Massie will attempt this very afternoon to get his men in here, as his lawyer threatened, and if he succeeds we shall be the ones who will have to sue him, instead of his being the outside party, as he is now." "Can we prevent any one from coming here?" asked Bob, quickly. "Certainly you can, and must," replied the lawyer.
"Oh," said his mate, "any one could see 'e was a toff I seed him black 'is boots and brush his teeth." "Yes, and 'e wears a collar too." Thus was exemplified the old adage "Fine feathers make fine birds." Camped near Bayley's was Godfrey Massie, a cousin of Brownes and brother of the once famous cricketer.
We were then drilled in the art of addressing our expected visitors. The boys were required to bend the body forward with head down, and rest the body on the left foot, and scrape the right foot backward on the ground, while uttering the words, "how dy Massie and Missie." The girls were required to use the same words, accompanied with a courtesy.
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