ou to t see t landing-place tted atle upturned punt t made a kind of seat. ts er very quiet and muddy and filled ing fiso t ter. I supposed sened of snakes. t, and sat ip of it pressed against h.
I sat beside cold, and so quiet it thin.
Pretty stretcer, I said, for politeness sake.
A barge by. toucs. Iwaved.
Bound for London, said Maud, looking after them.
London?
S t?—-t t trifling bit of er s t ill, t it o c folloer; t passed from sigs engine faded, ts c. till sat ip of t ook up stones and began to to ter. Sc, every splaso the house.
e back to out a bit of se to be a tableclot. I never sac. It made me nervous. e sat togettering fire, and talked in a greo rattle o myself, Dear God, let Gentleman come soon! I t my eye. t made me ya s ucked up and laid o sleep.
ts all to do til truck seven. s o co h her uncle.
S took my dinner in tcs. told me
t, and read to
read? I asked. let s —fears ss keeps ime in gloves.
ts enougiles. . I sat and t about Mr Lilly, er, ongue; and t Maud, fro would make a girl like .
I t I kne ening to ts talk, not saying muciles asked me, So come and take my pudding ry? I supposed I ougo. I sat gazing at ture made all of every story—t bulls breaking fences, or parsons making interesting sermons in ciles s e a match for London, news-wise!
Above sound of laug chen.
t ruck, and immediately after it ts bell sounded; and t meant t Mr Lilly o be seen by Mr ay into Maud o be put by me into hers.
I almost lost my even so, when she saw me she said,
Is t you, Susan? You are quicker too. I dont think a girl can be hand-
some—__do you?— nor her. I
so be dark, Susan!
Sh her supper, and I had had beer. I should
ay ipsy. Sand
beside t silvery glass above her fireplace, and drew my
o o compare the
darker, she said.
to put o gown.
It muccer all. Sood sy as ev