However，whenthemulledwinewascome，andagooddealofitgonetheseasonbeingEpiphany，UncleReubenbegantothinkthathemighthavebeentoohardwithus。Moreover，hewasbeginningnowtorespectFarmerNicholasbravely，becauseofthewayhehadsmokedhispipes，andthelittlenoisemadeoverthem。AndLizzieandAnnieweredoingtheirbest——fornowwehadletthegirlsout——towakemorelightsomeuproar；alsoyoungFaithSnowewastowardtokeeptheoldmen’scupsaflow，andhanselthemtotheirliking。
Soatthecloseofourentertainment，whenthegirlsweregoneawaytofetchandlighttheirlanthornsoverwhichtheymaderarenoise，blowingeachtheother’soutforcountingofthesparkstocome，MasterHuckabackstoodup，withoutmuchaidfromthecrock-
saw，andlookedatmotherandallofus。
’Letnooneleavethisplace，’saidhe，’untilIhavesaidwhatIwanttosay；forsavingofill-willamongus；andgrowthofcheerandcomfort。MaybeIhavecarriedthingstoofar，eventotheboundsofchurlishness，andbeyondtheboundsofgoodmanners。I
willnotunsayonewordIhavesaid，havingneveryetdonesoinmylife；butIwouldalterthemannerofit，andsetitforthinthislight。IfyoufolksuponExmoorhereareloathandwaryatfighting，yetyouarebraveatbetterstuff；thebestandkindestIeverknew，inthematteroffeeding。’