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           Theleavesisuncurlin’soyoucansee’em—an’,myword,th’nicesmellsthereisabout!”sniffingwithhishappyturned-upnose.“An’thatpoorladlyin’shutupan’seein’solittlethathegetstothinkin’o’thingsassetshimscreamin’.Eh!my!wemungethimouthere—wemungethimwatchin’anlistenin’an’sniffin’upth’airan’gethimjustsoakedthroughwi’sunshine.An’wemunnotlosenotimeaboutit.”

           WhenhewasverymuchinterestedheoftenspokequitebroadYorkshirethoughatothertimeshetriedtomodifyhisdialectsothatMarycouldbetterunderstand.ButshelovedhisbroadYorkshireandhadinfactbeentryingtolearntospeakitherself.Soshespokealittlenow.

           “Aye,thatwemun,”shesaid(whichmeant“Yes,indeed,wemust”).“I’lltelltheewhatus’lldofirst,”sheproceeded,andDickongrinned,becausewhenthelittlewenchtriedtotwisthertongueintospeakingYorkshireitamusedhimverymuch.“He’stookagraidelyfancytothee.HewantstoseetheeandhewantstoseeSootan’Captain.WhenIgobacktothehousetotalktohimI’llaxhimiftha’canna’comean’seehimtomorrowmornin’—an’bringtha’creatureswi’thee—an’then—inabit,whenthere’smoreleavesout,an’happenabudortwo,we’llgethimtocomeoutan’tha’shallpushhiminhischairan’we’llbringhimherean’showhimeverything.”

           Whenshestoppedshewasquiteproudofherself.ShehadnevermadealongspeechinYorkshirebeforeandshehadrememberedverywell.