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'Well, said Hazel, whispering through the crack, 'I lives at the Callow. 'What! that lost and forgotten place t'other side the Mountain? 'Ah! But it inna lost and forgotten; it's better'n this. We've got bees. 'So've I got bees. 'And a music. 'Music? What's a music? You canna eat it. 'And my dad makes coffins. 'Does 'e, now? said Vessons, interested at last.
She was asleep; and all night long, while he snored, she tossed in her sleep and moaned. Early next morning Vessons was calling the cows in for milking. He leant over the lichen-green gate contemplatively. All the colours were so bright that they were grotesque and startling. Above the violently green fields the sky shone like blue glass, and across the east were two long vermilion clouds.
Now and then he shook his head, went to the door to see if his master was coming, and shook it again. A friend came up. 'Why did the gaffer muck up the race? he asked. 'Why, asked Vessons, with a far-off gaze, 'did 'Im as made the 'orld put women in? Outside things were going more to his liking than he knew. 'What's the good of keeping on, Mr. Reddin? I told 'ee I was promised to Ed'ard.
You've lied to me; I'm used to it. Now you'm lied to her the poor innicent little thing! 'What for did you tell me lies, Jack? asked Hazel. What with the unfaltering gaze of the two women, and the unceasing howls of the baby, Reddin was completely routed. 'Oh, damn you all! he said, and went hot-foot in a towering passion to look for Vessons. A man to rage at would be a very great luxury.
D'you think the old fellow'd let me cook summat for supper? It's been pig-food for us to-day. But when they went to investigate, they found Vessons preparing a tremendous meal, hot and savoury as a victorious and penitent old man could make it. He showed in his manner that bygones were to be bygones, and night came down in peace on Undern.
'Who's Vessons? 'My servant. 'Be you a gentleman, then? Reddin hesitated slightly. She said it with such reverence and made it seem so great a thing. 'Yes, he said at last. 'Yes, that's what I am a gentleman. He was conscious of bravado. 'Will there be supper, fire-hot? 'Yes, if Vessons is in a good temper. 'Where you bin? she asked next. 'Market.
'What do you want the master for? 'Never tell your tidings, said Vessons, 'till you meet the king. 'Martha! Mrs. Marston stood at the kitchen door in the most splendid of her caps a pagoda of white lace and her voice was, as she afterwards said, 'quite sharp, its mellifluousness being very slightly reduced. Vessons rose, touching his hair. 'What is it, my good man? 'A bit of news, mum.
'And let me get back to Foxy quick in the morning light, and no harm come to us for ever and ever. The night received her prayer in silence. Whether or not any heard but Reddin none could say. Reddin tiptoed into the house, rather downcast. This was a strange creature that he had caught. Vessons was still at the waters of Babylon when Hazel came down.
He watched Vessons bring the horse round, blinked at Hazel as she tore off the silk dress and borrowed Edward's coat instead, and glowered dumbly at Edward as he was helped into the trap. Hazel sat between the two men. 'Pluck up! said Vessons to the cob unemotionally, and the trap jogged through the gate and out on to the open hill.
'Be I? Hazel felt that she was always causing something wrong. Then she sighed. 'I canna leave 'im. 'Why not? 'He wunna let me. With that phrase, all unconsciously, she took a most ample revenge on the Clombers; for it rang in their ears all night, and they knew it was true. On Sunday Vessons put his resolve to go to the Mountain and reveal Hazel's whereabouts into practice.
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