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And at the door of his house his servant Maggie received him in her arms. He stayed in bed the whole of the next day, bearing his sickness, while Maggie waited on him. And in the evening when he lay under her hand, weak, but clear-headed, she delivered herself of what was in her mind. "Wall yo may thank Gawd yo're laayin' saafe in yore bed, Jim Greatorex.
"We're saafe till Naddy cooms back for t' milkin'. We've three hours." She shook her head. "Only an hour and a half, Jim. I must be back for tea." "Yo'll 'ave tae here. Yo've had it before. I'll maake it for yo." "I daren't, Jim. They'll expect me. They'll wonder." "Ay, 'tis thot waay always. Yo're no sooner coom than yo've got to be back for this, thot and toother. I'm fair sick of it."
A finger was laid on his shoulder. It was Shotwell again. "John, Miss Fannie Halliday wants Jeff-Jack. Do you know where he is?" "No! Where is Miss Fannie?" Shotwell lifted his hand again, with a soothing smile. "Don't remove yo' shirt; Ellen is saafe, fo' that thaynk Heavm, an' hopes ah faw the Douglas givm."
Saw I ought t' marry yo'. But I'm nat goain' to." "'Ave yo' coom t' tall mae thot? 'S ef I didn' knaw it. 'Ave I avver aassked yo' t' marry mae?" "Haw, Essy." "Yo' can aassk mae; yo'll bae saafe enoof. Fer I wawn't 'ave yo'. Woonce I med 'a' been maad enoof. I med 'a' said yes t' yo'. But I'd saay naw to-day." At that he smiled.
A gray light slid through the half-shut door and through the long, narrow slits in the walls. From the open floor of the loft there came the sweet, heavy scent of hay. "He'll see the door open. He'll come in. He'll find us here." "He wawn't." But Jim shut the door. "We're saafe enoof. But 'tis naw plaace for yo. Yo'll mook yore lil feet. Staay there where yo are tell I tall yo."
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