’
‘What?’ gasped Alderley in shock. On a
bench at the foot of the trees, with a pipe in his mouth, and a tankard by his side,
sat the worthy carpenter, looking the picture of good-heartedness and
benevolence. “By-the-bye,” he said, presently, “your sister was married to old Ferringhall the
other day, wasn’t she? I saw the notice in the papers. She sat drawn together in her chair in the corner of the box, at a loss what to
say or do—afraid, curious, perplexed. She was to see
Capes to-morrow, but now, in this state of misery she had achieved, she felt
assured he would turn his back upon her, take no notice of her at all. If there is any drinking, I'll do it. Curiosity held her by one hand, urging her to
recklessness, and caution held her by the other. "I have good news for you. All our fraternity are afraid of
him; but I laugh at his threats. It was no wonder, there was no money to
buy food for the house. "
"Of course—of course," returned Wood, hastily; "anything's better than that. Looked like them statues of the Holy Mother I see about the
place. I do not admit
the truth of a word which you have said. “Don’t you think I ought to?” she
asked, very submissively.
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