’Andyoumaytakeme，ifyouplease，beforethegreatLordJeffreys。Ihavedonenomorethanduty，thoughI
diditcrookedly，andtoldaheapoflies，foryoursake。AndprettygratitudeIgets。’
’Muchgratitudeyouhaveshown，’repliedLorna，’toMasterRidd，forallhiskindnessandhisgoodnesstoyou。Whowasitthatwentdown，attheperilofhislife，andbroughtyourfathertoyou，whenyouhadlosthimformonthsandmonths？Whowasit？Answerme，Gwenny？’
’GirtJanRidd，’saidthehandmaid，verysulkily。
’Whatmadeyoutreatmeso，littleGwenny？’Iasked，forLornawouldnotasklestthereplyshouldvexme。