sheisaswellassheeverissheisnosrong,repliedmrshornon,shorly

andmrhornon?isupposeimayhopeoseehimonhursday?

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oanswerformysonsengagemenshereissomeuncomforableworkgoingoninheown;ahreaeningofasrikeifso,hisexperienceandjudgmenwillmakehimmuchconsuledbyhisfriendsbuishouldhinkhecouldcomeonhursdayaanyrae,iamsurehewillleyouknowifheca

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asrike!askedmargarewhafor?whaareheygoingosrikefor?

forhemasershipandownershipofoherpeoplespropery,saidmrs

hornon,wihafiercesnor haiswhaheyalwayssrikeforifmysonsworkpeoplesrike,iwillonlysayheyareapackofungraefulhoundsbuihavenodoubheywill

heyarewaninghigherwages,isuppose?askedmrhale

haishefaceofhehingbuheruhis,heywanobemasers,andmakehemasersinosvesonheirowngroundheyarealwaysryingai;heyalwayshaveiinheirmindsandeveryfiveorsixyears,herecomesasrugglebeweenmasersandmenheyllfindhemselvesmisakenhisime,ifancy,alileouofheirreckoningifheyurnou,heymayn findisoeasyogoinagainibelieve,hemasershaveahingorwoinheirheadswhichwilleachhemennoosrikeagaininahurry,ifheyryihisime

doesinomakeheownveryrough?askedmargare

ofcourseidoesbusurelyyouarenoacoward,areyou?milonisnohepceforcowardsihaveknownheimewhenihavehadohreadmywayhroughacrowdofwhie,angrymen,allswearingheywouldhavemakinsonsbloodassoonashevenuredoshowhisnoseouofhisfacory;andhe,knowingnohingofi,someonehadogoandellhim,orhewasadeadman,andineededobeawoman,soiwenandwhenihadgoin,icouldnogeouiwasasmuchasmylifewasworhsoiwenupoheroof,wherehereweresonespiledreadyodroponheheadsofhecrowd,ifheyriedoforcehefacorydoorsandiwouldhavelifedhoseheavysones,anddroppedhemwihasgoodanaimashebesmanhere,buhaifainedwihheheaihadgohroughifyouliveinmilon,youmuslearnohaveabravehear,misshale

iwoulddomybes,saidmargareraherpaleidonoknowwheheriambraveornoilliamried;buiamafraidishouldbeacoward

souhcounrypeopleareofenfrighenedbywhaourdarkshiremen

andwomenonlycalllivingandsrugglingbuwhenyouvebeenenyearsamongapeoplewhoarealwaysowingheirbeersagrudge,andonlywaiingforanopporuniyopayioff,youllknowwheheryouareacowardorno,akemywordfori

mrhornoncamehaeveningomrhaleshewasshownupinohedrawingroom,wheremrhalewasreadingaloudohiswifeanddaugher

iamcomeparlyobringyouanoefrommymoher,andparlyoapologisefornokeepingomyimeyeserdayhenoeconainsheaddressyouaskedfor;drdonaldson

hankyou!saidmargare,hasily,holdingouherhandoakehenoe,forshedidnowishhermoherohearhaheyhadbeenmakinganyinquiryabouadocorshewaspleasedhamrhornonseemedimmediaelyoundersandherfeeling;hegaveherhenoewihouanoherwordofexpnaion

mrhalebeganoalkabouhesrikemrhornonsfaceassumedalikenessohismohersworsexpression,whichimmediaelyrepelledhewachingmargare

yes;hefoolswillhaveasrikelehemisuisuswellenoughbuwegavehemachanceheyhinkradeisflourishingasiwassyearweseehesormonhehorizonanddrawinoursailsbubecausewedon expinourreasons,heywon believewe eacingreasonablywemusgivehemlineandleerforhewaywechooseospendorsaveourmoneyhendersonriedadodgewihhismen,ouaashley,andfailedheraherwanedasrike;iwouldhavesuiedhisbookwellenoughsowhenhemencameoaskforhefivepercen

heyareciming,heoldemhedhinkaboui,andgivehemhisansweronhepayday;knowingallhewhilewhahisanswerwouldbe,ofcourse,buhinkinghedsrenghenheirconceiofheirownwayhowever,heywereoodeepforhim,andheardsomehingabouhebadprospecsofradesoinheycameonhefriday,anddrewbackheircim,andnowhesobligedogoonworkingbuwemilonmasershaveodayseninourdecisionwewon advanceape

y

weellhemwemayhaveolowerwages;bucan affordoraisesoherewesand,waiingforheirnexaack

andwhawillhabe?askedmrhale

iconjecure,asimulaneoussrikeyouwillseemilonwihousmokeinafewdays,iimagine,misshale

uwhy,askedshe,couldyounoexpinwhagoodreasonyouhaveforexpecingabadrade?idon knowwheheriuseherighwords,buyouwillundersandwhaimean

doyougiveyourservansreasonsforyourexpendiure,oryoureconomyinheuseofyourownmoney?we,heownersofcapial,

havearighochoosewhawewilldowihi

ahumanrigh,saidmargare,verylow

ibegyourpardon,ididnohearwhayousaid

iwouldrahernorepeai,saidshe;ireedoafeelingwhichidonohinkyouwouldshare

won youryme?pleadedhe;hishoughssuddenlybenuponlearningwhashehadsaidshewasdispleasedwihhisperinaciy,budidnochooseoaffixoomuchimporanceoherwords

isaidyouhadahumanrighimeanhahereseemednoreasonbureligiousones,whyyoushouldnodowhayoulikewihyourown

iknowwedifferinourreligiousopinions;budon yougivemecrediforhavingsome,houghnohesameasyours?

hewasspeakinginasubduedvoice,asifoheraloneshedidnowishobesoexclusivelyaddressedsherepliedouinherusualone: