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"Nonsense," said Adaot to do with it, I wonder? Ye arena getting stiff yet, I reckon I hate to see a man's arms drop down as if he was shot, before the clock's fairly struck, just as if he'd never a bit o' pride and delight in 's work The very grindstone 'ull go on turning a bit after you loose it"
"Bodderation, Adam!" exclai faut wi' preachers a while agoo--y' are fond enough o' preachin' yoursen Ye may like work better nor play, but I like play better nor work; that'll 'commodate ye--it laves ye th' more to do"
With this exit speech, which he considered effective, Wiry Ben shouldered his basket and left the workshop, quickly followed by Muered, and looked wistfully at Adao ho up
"Nay; I've got oing for ten I'll happen see Dinah Morris safe ho There's nobody comes with her from Poyser's, thee know'st"
"Then I'll tellto Poyser's thyself to-night?" said Seth rather ti to th' school"
Hitherto Gyp had kept his co Ada But no sooner did Adain to twist his apron round his waist, than Gyp ran forward and looked up in his master's face with patient expectation If Gyp had had a tail he would doubtless have wagged it, but being destitute of that vehicle for his ees, destined to appear matic than nature had made him
"What! Art ready for the basket, eh, Gyp?" said Adaentle modulation of voice as when he spoke to Seth
Gyp juave a short bark, as reat range of expression
The basket was the one which on workdays held Ada in procession, could look more resolutely unconscious of all acquaintances than Gyp with his basket, trotting at histhe workshop Adam locked the door, took the key out, and carried it to the house on the other side of the woodyard It was a low house, with s pleasant and ht and speckless, and the door-stone was as clean as a white boulder at ebb tide On the door-stone stood a clean old woown, a red kerchief, and a linen cap, talking to some speckled fohich appeared to have been draards her by an illusory expectation of cold potatoes or barley The old wonize Adam till he said, "Here's the key, Dolly; lay it down for me in the house, will you?"