ihaveelledyo,saidhiggins,alilesurprisedamrhalesagiaion

iwouldnaaskforworkformysel;buhemslefasachargeonmeireckon,iwouldhaguidedboucheroabeerend;buisehimoffo

hroad,andsoimunanswerforhim

mrhalegoholdofhigginsshandandshookihearily,wihouspeakinghigginslookedawkwardandashamed

heer,heer,maser!heersneeraman,ocallaman,amongsus,buwhawoulddohsame;ay,andbeeroo;for,belieme,iseneergoasrokeowork,noryeasighofanyforallielledhamperha,lealonehispledgewhichiwouldnosignno,icouldna,noeenforhishedneerhasuchaworkeronhismillasiwouldbehedha

noneomenomorewouldnoneohohersimapoorbckfecklesssheepchildermayclemforaughicando,unless,parson,yodhelpme?

helpyou!how?iwoulddoanyhing,buwhacanido?

misshereformargarehadreeneredheroom,andsoodsilen,liseninghasofenalkedgrandohesouh,andhewaysdownhere

nowidu

oknowhowfaroffiis,buivebeenhinkingificouldgeemdownheer,wherefoodischeapandwagesgood,andallhefolk,richandpoor,maserandman,friendlylike;yocould,maybe,helpmeoworkimnoforyfive,andiveadealosrenghinme,measer

uwhakindofworkcouldyoudo,myman?

well,ireckonicouldspadeabi

andforha,saidmargare,seppingforwards,foranyhingyoucoulddo,higgins,wihhebeswillinheworld,youwould,maybe,genineshillingsaweek;maybeen,aheousidefoodismuchhesameashere,excephayoumighhavealilegarden

hechildercouldworkaha,saidheimsickomilonanyways,andmilonissickome

youmusnogoohesouh,saidmargare,forallhayoucouldnosandiyouwouldhaveobeouallweahersiwouldkillyouwihrheumaismhemerebodilyworkayourimeoflifewouldbreakyoudownhefareisfardifferenowhayouhavebeenaccusomedo

isenoughparicuraboumymea,saidhe,asifoffended

uyouvereckonedonhavingbuchersmeaonceaday,ifyou einwork;payforhaouofyourenshillings,andkeephosepoorchildrenifyoucanioweioyousinceismywayofalkinghahasseyouoffonhisideaopuiallclearbeforeyouyouwouldnobearhedulnessofhelife;youdon knowwhaiis;iwouldeayouawaylikerushosehahavelivedhereallheirlives,areusedosoakinginhesagnanwaersheybouron,fromdayoday,inhegreasoliudeofseamingfieldsneverspeakingorlifingupheirpoor,ben,downcasheadshehardspadeworkrobsheirbrainoflife;hesamenessofheiroildeadensheirimaginaion;heydon careomeeoalkoverhoughsandspecuions,evenofheweakes,wildeskind,aferheirworkisdone;heygohomebruishlyired,poorcreaures!caringfornohingbufoodandresyoucouldnosirhemupinoanycompanionship,whichyougeinaownasplenifulasheairyoubreahe,wheheribegoodorbadandhaidon know;buidoknow,hayouofallmenarenooobearalifeamongsuchbourerswhawouldbepeaceohemwouldbeeernalfreingoyouhinknomoreofi,nichos,ibegbesides,youcouldneverpayogemoherandchildrenallherehasonegoodhing

ivereckonedforhaonehousemundoforusa,andhefurniureo

oherwouldgoagoodwayandmenheermunhaveheirfamiliesokeepmappensixorsevenchildergodhelpem!saidhe,moreconvincedbyhisownpresenaionofhefacshanbyallmargarehadsaid,andsuddenlyrenouncingheidea,whichhadburecenlyformediselfinabrainwornoubyhedaysfaigueandanxieygodhelpem!norhansouhhaveeachgeenheirownroublesifworkssureandseadyheer,bourspaidasarvaionprices;whileherewe rucksomoneycominginonequarer,andneerafarhinghnexforsure,hworldisinaconfusionhapassesmeoranyohermanoundersand;ineedsfeling,andwhosofelei,ifisasyonfolkssay,andheresnoughbuwhawesee?