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Folks did say the rabbit was the old Squire's soul, an' that he'd turned black inside the young Squire's hat. Very stiff behaviour. "He've had his own way too much; that's what it is. When he was pricked for sheriff, he hired a ramshackle po'shay, painted a mule 'pon the panel, an' stuffed the footmen's stockings with bran till it looked a case of dropsy.
Parson Morth wanted to know if he couldn't let his cottage to an invalid lady and her sister without consulting every wash-mouth in the parish. "Aw, so there's two!" said one of them, nodding her head. "But tell us, Parson dear, ef 'tes fitty for two unmated women to come trapesing down in a po'shay at dead o' night, when all modest flesh be in their bed-gowns?"
'The poisonous old witch! 'Twas just to tell the Gov'nor how I'd said 'twas Cormoran that came by the po'shay last night. 'And who is Cormoran? I enquired. 'Ay, there it is; I'd like to tell, and you want to hear and I just daren't, for he'll send me off right to a French school hang it hang them all! if I do. 'And why should Uncle Silas care? said I, a good deal surprised.
'It was no dream, Milly; so sure as you are there, I saw exactly what I told you, I replied. 'Gov'nor won't believe it anyhow; and he's right mad wi' me; and he threatens me he'll have me off to France; I wish 'twas under the sea. I hate France I do like the devil. Don't you? They're always a-threatening me wi' France, if I dare say a word more about the po'shay, or or anyone.
'They're a-tellin' lies. 'Who? said I. 'L'Amour that's who. So soon as she made her complaint of me, the Gov'nor asked her, sharp enough, did anyone come last night, or a po'shay; and she was ready to swear there was no one. Are ye quite sure, Maud, you really did see aught, or 'appen 'twas all a dream?
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