This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ... not so long ago, neither. The reverend gentleman would be down on me for gossip, if it came round I'd said so, so you 'll excuse me asking you to count it private. E But every little helps; maybe some ready money for what would cost them less than nothing, might come in handy, and no one the wiser.' The girl ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ... not so long ago, neither. The reverend gentleman would be down on me for gossip, if it came round I'd said so, so you 'll excuse me asking you to count it private. E But every little helps; maybe some ready money for what would cost them less than nothing, might come in handy, and no one the wiser.' The girl's face cleared. 'I see, ' she said; 'no, certainly, I 'll not mention it, ' thinking to herself that Josefs must be more good-natured than he looked. 'Then you think you 're likely to see the boy in a day or two, and you 'll tell him from me to send no message, one way or the other, through the vicar, but by you. You can say to him you have to write to me about other things.' 'It 'll be all right, miss. Make your mind easy, and if there should be any chance of this little matter being arranged, you'd leave it to me, perhaps, to make the bargain for the hire of the lamp. You may trust me to do it reasonable, though, of course, it's rather an out-of-the-way negotiation.' 'Oh yes, ' said Lorenza. 'I don't mind paying a sort of fancy price for it, under the circumstances. Good-morning, ' and at last she took her departure. She left the next morning for Walcherham. There was no further allusion between her and the Wilshaws to the lamp, or the good people at Moordale. Josefs rubbed his hands, metaphorically speaking, as soon as the young lady had left his shop. He saw his way to a double gain. At least half of the money he intended Miss Crichton to pay for the hire of the lamp, was destined to find its way directly to his own pocket, and the other half before long would follow, as part of the price of the old harmonium which he now counted on selling. He had ways and means of his own--quite as sure as, and in that outlying part of the country often...
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