\"gone fustian-cutting. i were loth to let her go; but somehow we mustlive; and th\" union can\"t afford us much.\"

\"now i must go. you hāve done me good, bessy.\"

\"i done you good!\"

\"yes. i came here very sad, and rather too apt to think my own cause forgrief was the only one in the world. and now i hear how you hāve had

to bear for years, and that makes me stronger.\"

\"bless yo\"! i thought a\" the good-doing was on the side of gentle folk. ishall get proud if i think i can do good to yo\".\"

\"you won\"t do it if you think about it. but you\"ll only puzzle yourself ifyou do, that\"s one fort.\"

\"yo\"re not like no one i ever seed. i dunno what to make of yo\".\"

\"nor i of myself. good-bye!\"

bessy stilled her rocking to gaze after her.

\"i wonder if there are many folk like her down south. she\"s like a breathof country air, somehow. she freshens me up above a bit. who\"d ha\"

thought that face--as bright and as strong as the angel i dream of--couldhāve known the sorrow she speaks on? i wonder how she\"ll sin. all onus must sin. i think a deal on her, for sure. but father does the like, isee. and mary even. it\"s not often hoo\"s stirred up to notice much.\"

..t(xＴ小说"///

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