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countryside When people shouted a greeting to hiwen shouted jovially back, her little voice was

soon heard shrilling along with his, followed by her chuckling

laugh, when she looked up at her father with bright eyes, and

they laughed at each other And soon it was the custo out: "How are ter, Tom? Well, my lady!" or

else, "Mornin', Toether then?" or else, "You're lookin' rarely, you two"

Anna would respond, with her father: "How are you, John!

Good

as loudly as she could Though often, in response to "You're off

out a bit then," she would reply, "Yes, we are," to the great

joy of all She did not like the people who saluted him and did

not salute her

She went into the public-house with him, if he had to call,

and often sat beside him in the bar-parlour as he drank his beer

or brandy The landladies paid court to her, in the obsequious

way landladies have

"Well, little lady, an' what's your nahty answer

"Indeed it is! An' do you like driving in a trap with your

father?"

"Yes," said Anna, shy, but bored by these inanities She had

a touch-rown-up

people