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The landlord could then demand a valuation and payment of the difference, if the flocks had fallen below the proper standard. "Why are you forced to go out in this bitter weather?" she asked. Railton hesitated, and then saw his daughter's meaning glance. Lucy was clever, and he thought she wanted him to be frank. "I had to see how sheep were," he answered dully. "Not that it was o' mich use.
Railton said, in that cheery way that always made me feel things must be going to take a turn for the better "now understand me; it's not a cheerful place i'm sending you to. The house is big and gloomy; my niece is nervous, vaporish; her husband well, he's generally away; and the two children are dead.
Has Kit Askew brought the Swinset sheep?" "He's coming now," said Lucy, picking up the note, and Grace's eyes sparkled. "I knew he would bring them; I told him he must." Lucy went out and Grace asked Railton about his pains. While they talked somebody shouted outside, and the old man, getting up with an effort, hobbled to the door. "Hoad on; dinna close t' pen," a man called.
"To tell you the truth, that was Emma Saxon's room, and my mistress has kept it closed ever since her death." "And who was Emma Saxon?" "Mrs. Brympton's former maid." "The one that was with her so many years?" said I, remembering what Mrs. Railton had told me. Mrs. Blinder nodded. "What sort of woman was she?" "No better walked the earth," said Mrs. Blinder. "My mistress loved her like a sister."
There are old Barony laws and Manor rights, and my notion is that nobody knows exactly how he stands. But we'll let this go. If Railton pays his fine, you will have some trouble to get rid of him." Hayes agreed and Railton looked up with a puzzled air. "But I canna pay," he said dully. The farmer who had interrupted Hayes took out a bulky envelope and crossed the floor.
"They say he always was a jabberer in the composing-room, and he has jabbered himself right out of it and into a pretty good thing. He didn't have much to say about the crimes of capital when he was set up to second the toast of 'Railton and Hockes' at the beanfeast." "Toast and butter, toast and butter," said Wimp, genially. "I shouldn't blame a man for serving the two together, Mr. Cantercot."
I fell ill after that journey to the Peak, and although Railton nursed me like a woman he's a good fellow, Railton, and not as rough as you would expect I woke up out of my fever at last to find all the money gone.
Grace smiled as she got up and gave him her hand. "Well done! Have you brought them all? But of course you have!" "They're in the pen," Kit answered, with some embarrassment. Then Railton stood up, leaning awkwardly on his stick. "I've misdoubted your new-fashioned plans, and ken that I was wrang. There's nea ither lad in aw t' dale could ha' browt Herdwicks doon Bleatarn ghyll last neet.
In fact, I don't know that I'd have agreed to turning Railton out if it hadn't been for Gerald's confounded debts and his allowance at Woolwich. That's a fresh expense." Mrs. Osborn thought the expense did not count for much by comparison with her husband's extravagance; but he had been rather patient and she must not go too far. "Well," she said, "you have got Railton's fine."
Railton caught him before he dropped, but I did not know he had time to get the box away, for just then a huge wave broke over us and before the next we both jumped for the Rock. I thought that Railton must have been sucked back, for I only clung on myself by the luckiest chance. It was pitch-dark and impossible to see.
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