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Go along, now, that's a good fellow, and tell your wife that you've hired with me." But Peter did not go back. "I'm bound to have my rights, so I am," he said sulkily to Mary Ann when he reached the cabin. "The old boss is getting too hard like, and set on money. Twenty-two dollars! No! I'll go in to Stambrook and hire."
And withal, he hated old John Pontiac worse than ever; for now he accused him of being the cause of his coming to this. Then all of a sudden he met the face of Pontiac looking in at the door. Peter sprang back; he saw Stambrook jail he saw his eleven children and his wife he felt himself a detected felon, and that was worst of all.
Mary Ann knew that she might as well try to convince a saw-log that its proper course was up-stream, as to protest against Peter's obstinacy. Moreover, she did think the offered wages very low, and had some hope he might better himself; but when he came back from Stambrook, she saw trouble ahead.
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