’Idon’tcarewhattheproverbsays，’saidBelle；’Isaymybloodisthebest-mynameisBerners，IsopelBerners-itwasmymother’sname，andisbetter，Iamsure，thananyyoubear，whateverthatmaybe；andthoughyousaythatthedescentonthefatherssideistheprincipalthing-andIknowwhyyousayso，’
sheaddedwithsomeexcitement-’Isaythatdescentonthemother’ssideisofmostaccount，becausethemother-’
’JustcomefromGretnaGreen，andalreadyquarrelling!’saidthepostilion。
’WedonotcomefromGretnaGreen，’saidBelle。
’Ah，Ihadforgot，’saidthepostilion；’nonebutgreatpeoplegotoGretnaGreen。Well，then，fromchurch，andalreadyquarrellingaboutfamily，justliketwogreatpeople。’