Part 6 (1/2)
A creek ran up to meet the path, and close under the bank the ferryrass grew green upon the roof
dick went to the door and opened it Within, upon a foul old russet cloak, the ferryreat hulk of a man, but lean and shaken by the country fever
”Hey, Master Shelton,” he said, ”be ye for the ferry? Ill times, ill times! Look to yourself There is a fellowshi+p abroad Ye were better turn round on your two heels and try the bridge”
”Nay; tih Ferryman I am hot in haste”
”A wilful”An ye win safe to the Moat House, y' have done lucky; but I say no ht of Matcha, on the threshold of his cabin
”It is my kinsood day, good ferryman,” said Matcha the horse ”Launch aunt ferryth, and laughed with open throat
Matchary countenance, put his hand on the lout's shoulder
”Ho, churl!” he cried ”Fall to thy business, and leave ly undid his boat, and shoved it a little forth into the deep water Then dick led in the horse, and Matchah, with a wide grin; ”so etting to his oars ”A catI did but take a shot of the eye at Master Matcham”
”Sirrah, no more words,” said dick ”Bend me your back”
They were by that time at the mouth of the creek, and the view opened up and down the river Everywhere it was enclosed with islands Clay banks were falling in, s nodding, reeds waving, n of man in the labyrinth of waters
”Mythe boat steady with one oar, ”I have a shrew guess that John-a-Fenne is on the island He bears e to all Sir Daniel's How if I turned ht above the path? Ye were best not meddle with John Fenne”
”How, then? is he of this coh ”But I would go up water, dick How if Master Matchaain
”Be it so, Hugh,” answered dick
”Look ye, then,” pursued Hugh ”Sith it shall so be, unsling ood; place rimly”
”What meaneth this?” asked dick
”Why, my master, if I steal you across, it must be under force or fear,”
replied the ferryot wind of it, he were like to prove hbour”
”Do these churls ride so roughly?” dick inquired ”Do they command Sir Daniel's own ferry?”
”Nay,” whispered the ferry ”Mark me! Sir Daniel shall down His time is out He shall down Mu way up the river, turned the tail of an island, and came softly down a narrow channel next the opposite bank Then Hugh held water inthe s,” he said