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The latter comprised three cooks to the gangs, one of whom had lost a hand; a groom, three hog tenders, of whom one was ruptured, another "distempered" and the third a ten-year-old boy, and ten aged idlers including Quashy Prapra and Abba's Moll to mend pads, Yellow's Cuba and Peg's Nancy to tend the poultry house, and the rest to gather grass and hog feed.
Ben had too much drink in the Green Man public-house, close by Heeler's, last night, and he talked, and I know that if Mr. Forrester's wise he will stay at home to-night." "But he's gone already!" The words burst from Peg's lips in despair. For a moment she stood staring at him, her handsome face quite colourless. Then she turned suddenly and rushed upstairs.
Before she reached him a yellow streak split the night and Peg's teeth crunched on the wolf's hind leg, the little coyote's deadly silence contrasting queerly with Shady's fighting shrieks. The big wolf fled from this combined attack, one hind leg sagging as he ran, the muscle torn raggedly across by Peg's one snap. Once more Breed was indebted to Shady and his coyote followers.
"God bless you, Jinnie lass," murmured Lafe, trying to hide his emotion, and then he wheeled quickly back into the falling afternoon light under the window. Jinnie's energetic mind was busy with a scheme. She wasn't sure it would meet with Peg's approval, but when she arrived home, she sat down beside Mrs. Grandoken.
It all happened so quickly that afterwards Forrester could remember no details, but, above all the din and tumult, he could hear Peg's voice raised in a wild scream of entreaty. "Ben Ben for God's sake!"
Already she would not be at such a disadvantage, as a month ago, with people. The thought gratified her. She had two letters from Ethel: the first a simple, direct one of gratitude and of regret; gratitude for Peg's kindness and loyalty to her, and regret that Peg had left them. The second told of a trip she was about to make to Norway with some friends.
She turned back as she heard Peg's voice calling her. "You might toddle in an' bring home a bit of sausage," said the woman, indifferently, "an' five cents' worth of chopped steak." Mrs. Grandoken watched Jinnie until she turned the corner. She felt a strangling sensation in her throat.
One stipulation was made by the Capellos: that Captain Kirkpatrick should take the name of Capello instead of Kirkpatrick. This he did, much to Scotch Peg's indignation, but he was rewarded with a splendid fortune.
"Oh, she's fine," replied Jinnie, "and I've a lot to tell you, dearest." "Begin," commanded Lafe, with wide, bright eyes. Jinnie commenced by telling how lovely the baby was. Of course she didn't rehearse Peg's suffering. It wouldn't do any good. "And the baby looks like you, Lafe," she observed. "Does he really?" gasped Lafe, trying to smile.
Come here. Don't be frightened. We're all your friends." He brought Peg over to Mrs. Chichester, who was staring at her with tears of mortification in her eyes. When Peg's eyes met her aunt's she bobbed a little curtsey she used to do as a child whenever she met a priest or some of the gentle folk. Mrs. Chichester went cold when she saw the gauche act.
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