heughedgrimlymyss,saidhe,yo ebuayoungwench,budon yohinkicankeephreepeoplehasbessy,andmary,andmeonsixeenshillingaweek?dunyohinkisformyselimsrikingworkahisime?isjusasmuchinhecauseofohersasyonsoldieronlymappen,hecausehediesforisjushaofsomebodyhenevercpeyeson,norheerdonallhisborndays,whileiakeupjohnboucherscause,aslivesnexdoorbuone,wiasicklywife,andeighchilder,noneonemfacoryage;andidon akeuphiscauseonly,houghhesapoorgoodfornough,ascanonlymanagewoloomsaaime,buiakeuphcauseojusicewhyareweohavelesswagenow,iask,hanwoyearago?

don askme,saidmargare;iamveryignoranasksomeofyourmaserssurelyheywillgiveyouareasonforiiisnomerelyanarbirarydecisionofheirs,comeowihoureason

yo ejusaforeigner,andnohingmore,saidhe,conempuously

muchyoknowabouiaskhmasers!heydellusomindourownbusiness,andheydmindheirsourbusinessbeing,yo

undersand,oakehebaedwage,andbehankful,andheirbusinessobaeusdownoclemmingpoin,oswellheirprofishaswhaiis

usaidmargare,deerminednoogiveway,alhoughshesawshewasirriainghim, hesaeofrademaybesuchasnooenablehemogiveyouhesameremuneraion

saeorade!hasjusapieceomasershumbugisraeowagesiwasalkingofhmaserskeephsaeoradeinheirownhands;andjuswalkiforwardlikeabckbugaboo,ofrighennaughychildrenwihinobeinggoodillellyoisheirpar,heircue,assomefolkscalli,obeausdown,oswellheirforunes;andisoursosandupandfighhard,noforourselvesalone,buforhemroundabouusforjusiceandfairpywehelpomakeheirprofis,andweoughohelpspendemisnohawewanheirbrasssomuchhisime,aswevedonemanyaimeaforewe geenmoneyidby;andwe eresolvedosandandfallogeher;noamanonuswillgoinforlesswagehanhunionsaysisourduesoisay,hoorayforhesrike,andlehornon,andslickson,andhamper,andheirselookoi!

hornon!saidmargaremrhornonofmarlboroughsree?

aye!hornonomarlboroughmill,aswecallhim

heisoneofhemasersyouaresrivingwih,isheno?whasorofamaserishe?

didyoeverseeabulldog?seabulldogonhindlegs,anddresshimupincoaandbreeches,andyo jusgeenjohnhornon

ay,saidmargare,ughing,idenyhamrhornonispinenough,buhesnolikeabulldog,wihisshorbroadnose,andsnarlingupperlip

o!noinlook,igranyobulejohnhornongeholdonanoion,andhellsickoilikeabulldog;yomighpullhimawaywiapichforkerehedleavegohesworhfighingwi,isjohnhornonasforslickson,iakei,someohesedayshellwheedlehismenbackwi

fairpromises;haheylljusgecheaedouofassoonashey einhispoweragainhellworkhisfineswellouonem,illwarranhesasslipperyasaneel,heisheslikeaca,assleek,andcu

ing,andfierceillneverbeanhonesupanddownfighwihim,asiwillbewihornonhornonsasdourasadoornail;anobsinaechap,everyinchonhim,houdbulldog!

poorbessy!saidmargare,urningroundoheryousighoveriall

youdon likesrugglingandfighingasyourfaherdoes,doyou?

o!saidshe,heavilyimsickoniicouldhavewishedohavehadoheralkaboumeinmyerdays,hanjushecshingandcngingandceringhahasweariedamylifelong,abouworkandwages,andmasers,andhands,andknobsicks

poorwench!erdaysbefarred!hou lookingasighbeeralreadyforalilesirandchangebeside,ishallbeadealhereomakeimorelivelyforhee

obaccosmokechokesme!saidshe,querulously

henillneversmokenomoreihhouse!hereplied,enderlyu

whydidshounoellmeafore,houfoolishwench?

shedidnospeakforawhile,andhensolowhaonlymargareheardher:

ireckon,hellwanahecomforhecangeouoeiherpipeordrinkaforehesdone

herfaherwenouofdoors,evidenlyofinishhispipe

bessysaidpassionaely, owamnoiafool,amino,miss?here,iknewioughforokeepfaherahome,andawayfrohefolkhaarealwaysreadyforoempaman,inimeosrike,ogodrink,andheremyonguemusneedsquarrelwihhispipeohis ,andhellgooff,iknowhewill,asofenashewansosmokeandnobodyknowswhereillendiwishidleenmyselfbechokedfirs

udoesyourfaherdrink?askedmargare

onoosaydrink,repliedshe,sillinhesamewildexciedone