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"If that's true," said my missus, "she ain't nobody; and it's my belief she's as true a wife as ever stretched herself aside her husband." Then Hester bethought herself what present, of all presents, would be most acceptable to Mrs. Purvidge, who was a red-faced, red-armed, hard-working old woman, peculiarly famous for making cheeses. 'We all knew it, said Mr.
When Caldigate had shaken hands with them all round, each muttering his word of welcome, then Holt began: 'We wish you to know, squoire, that we, none of us, ain't been comfortable in our minds here at Folking since that crawling villain Crinkett came and showed himself at our young squire's christening. 'That we ain't, said Timothy Purvidge, another Netherden farmer.
As to Crinkett and Smith and them others, we saw that they were ruffians. We never doubted that. But we saw as there was a bad time coming to you, Mr. John. Then we was unhappy; unhappy along of you, Mr. John, but a'most worse as to this dear lady and the boy. 'My missus cried that you wouldn't have believed, said Mr. Purvidge.
'I haven't had much comfort since that day myself, Mr. Purvidge, said Caldigate, 'not till this morning. 'Nor yet haven't none of us, continued Mr. Holt, very impressively. 'We knowed as you had done all right. We was as sure as the church tower.
Purvidge, it was observed, drank the health of every separate member of the family in a separate bumper, pressing the edge of the glass securely to his lips, and then sending the whole contents down his throat at one throw with a chuck from his little finger.
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