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Turning round to take a chair, Captain Donnithorne said, "But don't letto say"

"Hu low, "there was one thing I had to say to His Reverence as other things had drove out o' my head"

"Out with it, Joshua, quickly!" said Mr Irwine

"Belike, sir, you havena heared as Thias Bede's dead--drownded this ain' the bridge right i' front o' the house"

"Ah!" exclaiood deal interested in the infor to say he wished ed of you particular t' allow his father's grave to be dug by the White Thorn, because his mother's set her heart on it, on account of a dream as she had; an' they'd ha' come theirselves to ask you, but they've so much to see after with the crowner, an' that; an' their mother's took on so, an' wants 'em to make sure o' the spot for fear somebody else should take it An' if Your Reverence sees well and good, I'll send et home; an' that's why Ipresent"

"To be sure, Joshua, to be sure, they shall have it I'll ride round to Adam myself, and see hirave, lest anything should happen to detain o into the kitchen and have some ale"

"Poor old Thias!" said Mr Irwine, when Joshua was gone "I'm afraid the drink helped the brook to drown hilad for the load to have been taken off my friend Adam's shoulders in a less painful way That fine fellow has been propping up his father froular trump, is Adam," said Captain Donnithorne "When I was a little fellow, and Ada, I used to think if ever I was a rich sultan, I would rand-vizier And I believe noould bear the exaltation as well as any poor wise e-acred ed allowance of pocket-e my woods for s than any man I ever met with; and I knoould randfather does, with that e, who understands no more about tirandfather once or twice, but for some reason or other he has a dislike to Ada But come, Your Reverence, are you for a ride with ether, if you like; but I want to call at the Hall Far for me"