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"No," said I

"Very well then!" he nodded, and, lifting his broo?"

"To sleep in this 'ere empty 'ut"

"But it isn't eht!" and, with

the words, he laid his hand upon the door, but, as he did so, it

opened, and Charmian appeared The Pedler fell back three or

four paces, staring with round eyes

"By Goles!" he exclaimed "So you are married then?"

Nohen he said this I felt suddenly hot all over, even to the

very tips of my ears, and, for the life of me, I could not have

looked at Charan, but her smooth, soft voice came to my

rescue

"No--he is not married," said she, "far froe ain't love,

no, nor love ain't e--I'm a married cove myself, so I knohat I'm a-sayin'; if folk do talk, an' shake their 'eads over

ye--w'y, let 'eettin' 'churched' You're a woman, but you're a fine un--a

dasher, by Goles, nice an' straight-backed, an' round, an' plump

if I was this 'ere cove, now, I knohat--"