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that, and only now lately Betto have told that the Vicare wass tell her

she was marry to you! and everybody is wonder why she didn't tell

before, instead of bear the nasty looks and words of the women Oh! I

can tell you Gwen here look pretty flat when she hear the news she wass

h in the corner of my mouth, 'cos she bin so

nasty to Valo

to Nance's cottage, and she cry, and Nance cry, and there I leave theet up, I take her

box and the rest of her clothes over in a boat, and she and Nance ko time nobody knew she wass there--and

there her small child wass born Here, sit down, sir, on my

wheelbarrow; this news is shake you very much, I see"

Cardo felt compelled to take the proffered seat on the wheelbarrow, so

completely overcome was he by Shoni's information

"Go on, Shoni," he said, "make haste"

"Well! she alk up and down the shore, and always looking out over

the sea; the sailors wass often watch her 'She may look and look,'

they say, 'but he will nevare kom back!' And at last her child die"