\"Nothin’。\"
\"Nothin’，Iguess。Ifyouwasflatterin’yourselfwiththeideathatIcameheretochaseafteryou，youneverwasmoremistakeninyourlife，oreverwillbe。Yousetdown。YouandIhavegottotalk。Setrightdown。\"
Thelightkeeperhesitated。Thenheobeyedordersbyseatinghimselfonanoilbarrellyingonitssidenearthewall。Thelanternheplacedonthefloorathisfeet。Mrs。Bascomperchedononeofthelowerstepsoftheironstairs。
\"Now，\"shesaid，\"we’vegottotalk。SethBascom——\"
Sethstartedviolently。