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Cecile sat down willingly, drew out the faded sampler, and made valiant efforts to follow in the dead Mercy's finger marks. After a moment or two of careful industry, she laid down her work and spoke: "Mistress Bell, when 'ull you be likely to see Jesus next, do you think?" "Lawk a mercy, child! ain't you near enough to take one's breath away. Do you want to kill your old grandam, Mercy?
"Better wait a little longer, sir; it 'ull come on again," said Mrs. Bunn, with the air of a person to whom the foibles of the weather were fully known. But "Cobbler" Horn was already in the street, and had not heard her words. It was some distance to the house of his sick friend, and he walked along at a rapid pace. But before he had proceeded far, the prophecy of Mrs. Bunn was fulfilled.
Tulliver, starting a little, and speaking more hurriedly, "if you'll be so good not to buy the mill an' the land, the land wouldn't so much matter, only my husband ull' be like mad at your having it." Something like a new thought flashed across Mr. Wakem's face as he said, "Who told you I meant to buy it?"
"I doan't howd wi' guns an' shootin' aboot, in a sma' garden, wi' t' washin' an' aw." "It's feyther's garden, ain't it, as long as he pays t' rent!" said Will, bringing his hand down on the table with sudden passion. "Wha's to hinder me? Mebbe yo' think Melrose 'ull be aboot." "Howd your tongue, Willie," said his mother, mildly. "We werena taakin' o' Melrose." "Noa because we're aye thinkin'!"
You don't suppose childer like that 'ull pay for their keep if they're to be made princes and princesses of?" "Then what did you steal them for? You do nothing but grumble about them now you've got them why didn't you, any way, take them home after a bit and get something for your pains?" "I thought o' doing so at the first," said Mick sulkily, as if forced to speak in spite of himself.
Tom o' the Gleam was worth a dozen o' your motorin' lords! an' the hull countryside through Quantocks, ay, an' even across Exmoor, 'ull 'ave tears for 'im an' 'is pretty little Kiddie what didn't do no 'arm to anybody more'n a lamb skippin' in the fields.
"Without me? Yes; I will certainly help tell me what I can do." "I can't lady not yet-the time ain't ripe yet; but ef you'll trust a lass like me, and give a promise, then I can carry out my plan. And ef it succeeds Will will be cleared, and Bet won't be tied for life to a villain; and a bad man perhaps two bad men 'ull meet what they deserve.
"'Tain't every day poor old Jackie Deeds runs across a rich, young gentleman as ull give him 'arf a crown. Times is bad, mortal bad couldn't be much wuss." "I'm so sorry," Richard answered. He felt apologetic, as though in some manner responsible for the decay of the coaching system and his companion's fallen estate. "Mortal bad, couldn't be no wuss." "I'm very sorry.
"Eh," said Lisbeth, "it's poor luck for the platter to wear well when it's broke i' two. The sooner I'm laid under the thorn the better. I'm no good to nobody now." Adam never took notice of his mother's little unjust plaints; but Seth said, "Nay, Mother, thee mustna say so. Thy sons 'ull never get another mother." "That's true, lad, that's true," said Mr.
Ar-rah rock-a-bye, babby, on th' three top: Whin th' wind blo-ows, th' cradle ull r-rock; An', a-whin th' bough breaks, th' cradle ull fa-a-a-ll, An' a-down ull come babby, cradle, an' all. Then he sang: In th' town iv Kilkinny there du-wilt a fair ma-aid, In th' town iv Kilkinny there du-wilt a fair ma-aid.
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