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I walked in, an' thur wur a hole in the purtition, an' I seed the peeple a-payin' thur money vor bits o' pasteboord. I axed the mon if he could take I to Lunnon. He sed, "Fust, second, or thurd?" I sed, "Fust o' course, not arter; vor Sairy Jane ull be waitin'." He sed 'twer moor ner a pound to pay. I sed the paason sed 'twer about eight shillin'.
"I intend to bid on the property, McClave," announced the Honourable Joseph, "so 't is best that the squire takes charge of the sale." "Thet 'ere is jes what I'm a-calkerlatin' ter do, likewise," responded Hennion, with an ugly glance at Joe, "so I guess yer'll hev ter assoom the runnin' of the perseedins yerself, paason."
"Canst tell me if 't is possible for me to get a letter into New York quickly?" "'T aint ez easy ez it wuz afore the soldiers come here fer they pervent the secret trade, but if yer apply tew Gin'ral Brereton, ez lodges with the paason, I calkerlate he kin send it in with a flag if he hez a mind tew" Mr. Meredith shook his head in discouragement.
Then young Greatorex's voice was heard again, and in its softness there was the furtive note of shame. "I joost looked in to Vicarage to leave woord with Paason." The noise of the wheels and hoofs began again, the iron shoes clanked together and struck out the rhythm that the sisters knew.
"And where are the other justices?" demanded the squire, looking about as if in search of assistance. "The old squire an' the paason wuz at the meetin', an' I guess they knew it 'ud only be wastin' time to attend this pertiklar sittin' of the court." "Belza take them!" cried the squire.
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