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X. Mistress and Men

           NowthenextAndrewRandle,youareanewman,Ihear.Howcomeyoutoleaveyourlastfarm?"

           "P-p-p-p-p-pl-pl-pl-pl-l-l-l-l-ease,ma’am,p-p-p-p-pl-pl-pl-pl-please,ma’am-please’m-please’m"

           "’A’sastammeringman,mem,"saidHeneryFrayinanundertone,"andtheyturnedhimawaybecausetheonlytimeheeverdidspeakplainhesaidhissoulwashisown,andotheriniquities,tothesquire.’Acancuss,mem,aswellasyouorI,but’acan’tspeakacommonspeechtosavehislife."

           "AndrewRandle,here’syoursfinishthankingmeinadayortwo.TemperanceMilleroh,here’sanother,SobernessbothwomenIsuppose?"

           "Yes’m.Herewebe,’ab’lieve,"wasechoedinshrillunison.

           "Whathaveyoubeendoing?"

           "Tendingthrashing-machineandwimblinghaybonds,andsaying’Hoosh!’tothecocksandhenswhentheygouponyourseeds,andplantingEarlyFlourballsandThompson’sWonderfulswithadibble."

           "YesIsee.Aretheysatisfactorywomen?"sheinquiredsoftlyofHeneryFray.

           "Ohmemdon’taskme!Yieldingwomenasscarletapairaseverwas!"groanedHeneryunderhisbreath.

           "Sitdown."

           "Who,mem?"

           "Sitdown."

           JosephPoorgrass,inthebackgroundtwitched,andhislipsbecamedrywithfearofsometerribleconsequences,ashesawBathshebasummarilyspeaking,andHeneryslinkingofftoacorner.

           "Nowthenext.LabanTall,you’llstayonworkingforme?"

           "Foryouoranybodythatpaysmewell,ma’am,"repliedtheyoungmarriedman.

           "Truethemanmustlive!"saidawomaninthebackquarter,whohadjustenteredwithclickingpattens.

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