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Updated: May 21, 2025

There was silence for a moment, then he caught her hand in his and held it. "If he comes, leave him to me, Jo. You will leave him to me?" he added anxiously. "Yes," she answered. "You'll do what's right-by Bobby?" "And by Dorl, too," he replied strangely. There were loud footsteps without. "It's Goatry," said Foyle. "You stay here. I'll tell him everything. He's all right; he's a true friend.

Gilbert Parker - Northern Lights, Complete

There was silence for a moment, then he caught her hand in his and held it. "If he comes, leave him to me, Jo. You will leave him to me?" he added anxiously. "Yes," she answered. "You'll do what's right-by Bobby?" "And by Dorl, too," he replied strangely. There were loud footsteps without. "It's Goatry," said Foyle. "You stay here. I'll tell him everything. He's all right; he's a true friend.

Gilbert Parker - Northern Lights, Volume 5.