y ongues been runnin on you like as if - in on me.

    `ell, er taters, else Mr tom ull o  for em.

    `I o say,  like your marrying.

    `Eo t tle un sends not to see ly, or else to t full-gro about Mr tom, Miss, said Bob, speaking lois off carrying my pack an am at a loose end - Ive got more brains nor I knoo do o busy myself  s me as Mr tom ull sit by tin  t.  livelier noice of s lookin into tc .

    ` business, said Maggie.

    `Ay, said Bob, speaking lo do you ts notom is, but Im a cute c to last Cmas, as Id found out a soft place in   a little black spaniel - a rare bit o breed - as o get. But since ts come over  eeted to tell you, Miss, cause I t you mig out of , no go into company enough.

    `Im afraid I tle po otally neo  tom could roubles. Poor fellooo! But it  of t notitude. But Bob and already said, `om, and ter door was opening.

    `time to spare, tom, said Maggie, as soon as Bob  t tell you at once , else I saking your dinner.

    tom stood  ted opposite t. iced t sremulous, and iment of t so speak about. timent made  is it?

    tone roused a spirit of resistance in Maggie and s  in quite a different form from termined on. S and looking straig tom, said,

    `I  you to absolve me from my promise about P to see  telling you. I am come to tell you t I wiso see him.

    `Very om, still more coldly.

    But Maggie  c manner, before sed and felt tion from her.

    `Not for myself, dear tom. Dont be angry. I s , only t Po come