Part 5 (1/2)
”Take off that there dirty apron,” whispered Je back his hand bleeding from the scratch of the pin by which it was fastened
”Look at that,” he began
”Then you shouldn't--”
”Silence!” said Uncle Josiah ”Mrs Wimble, did you sweep up this room to-day?”
”That I did, sir, and dusted too, and if there's any dust, it must be an--”
”Hush!+ Don't talk so Listen to me Did you find any money on the floor?”
”Sakes alive, sir, no”
”You are quite sure?”
”Oh yes, sir, quite sure Have you dropped anything?”
”Yes! No! That will do”
Mrs Wimble stared
”Don't you hear?” whispered Jery look, and then hurried fro put out and hurt
”This money must be found,” said Uncle Josiah sternly, as soon as they were alone ”You are sure that you have seen no ot about the guinea I found”
”Yes!” said Uncle Josiah, giving hi look ”You are quite certain, Wimble?”
”Me, sir? Oh, yes; I'm moral sartain”
”I should be sorry to suspect any one, and behave unjustly, but I must have this matter cleared up Michael Bannock is away, and I cannot conceive his being absent without o and see”
”Yes, sir,” said the yard- his head, as if all this was a puzzle beyond his capacity to coo to your desk, Lindon,” said Uncle Josiah, coldly
Don started, and mounted his stool, but he could not write His brain was confused; and fro old hts ”Surely uncle can't suspect ain, and the trouble seemed to increase till he felt as if he must speak out and say how sorry he was that he had picked up the otten all about it, when Jeerly, ”I found him close by, at the Little Half Moon, in the back street”
”Drinking?”
”Yes, sir, and treating a lot of his mates He wanted me to have some, and when I wouldn't, he said I should, and elass over me
See here”
He held up one of his broad skirts which was liberally splashed