Itisbeyondmeandaboveme,todiscussthesesubjects;andintruthIlovethelawrightwell,whenitdothsupportme,andwhenIcanlayitdowntomyliking,withprejudicetonobody。Loyal,too,totheKingamI,asbehoveschurchwarden;andreadytomakethebestofhim,ashegenerallyrequires。Butafterall,IcouldnotseeuntilIgrewmucholder,andcametohavesomepropertywhyTomFaggus,workinghard,wascalledarobberandfelonofgreat;whiletheKing,doingnothingatallasbecamehisdignity,wasliege-lord,andparamountowner;witheverybodytothankhimkindlyforacceptingtribute。
Forthepresent,however,Ilearnednothingmoreastowhatourcousin’sprofessionwas;onlythatmotherseemedfrightened,andwhisperedtohimnowandthennottotalkofsomething,becauseofthechildrenbeingthere;whereuponhealwaysnoddedwithasageexpression,andappliedhimselftohollands。
’NowletusgoandseeWinnie,Jack,’hesaidtomeaftersupper;’forthemostpartIfeedherbeforemyself;butshewassohotfromthewayyoudroveher。
Nowshemustbegrievingforme,andIneverlethergrievelong。’
Iwastoogladtogowithhim,andAnniecameslylyafterus。Thefillywaswalkingtoandfroonthenakedfloorofthestableforhewouldnotletherhaveanystraw,untilheshouldmakeabedforher,andwithoutsomuchasaheadstallon,forhewouldnothaveherfastened。’Doyoutakemymareforadog?’hehadsaidwhenJohnFrybroughthimahalter。Andnowsherantohimlikeachild,andhergreateyesshoneatthelanthorn。