Part 57 (1/2)
”He's co to”
And now Torass-plot outside theattended by Mrs Fidler and another wohtest effort made his head swim, and he was fain to lie still and listen, while David went on talking excitedly
”I was down the garden digging up the first crop o' taters, when I see a flash o' lightning, and then came a clap o' thunder as sharp as the crack of a whip ItThen as I run to see, I hears Pete Warboys yelling out--'They shot un'”
”Hadn't some one better fetch the doctor?” said a fresh voice
”He's gone out,” cried another
”Shot ain
”Thank you, yes, thank you,” came now in a voice which made Tom Blount's heart leap ”I don't think I aht, uncle,” cried the boy eagerly, though he felt very far fro so; and he heard a few murmured words of thankfulness
”Where is Mr Maxted?”
”I am here,” said the Vicar, ”not much hurt But tell me, how are your eyes?”
”Rather dim and misty But as it?” said Uncle Richard, rather feebly; ”an explosion?”
”Shot un”
”Will soly nantly ”I tell yer all it was thunder and lightning I saw one and heard t'other, both sharp together”
”Yes, yes, yes Didn't I always tell you so?” cried a shrill voice; and To over her grandson, as now sitting on the grass close under the wall, where he had been placed ”I always said it His punishs”
”And one in hers too,” cried David ”A wicked old sinner! Hold your tongue, will you!”
”Nay, nay, I'll hold no tongue,” cried Mother Warboys ”He's a wickedcharranny”
”Hold thy tongue, boy It's come to him at last--it's come to him at last I always telled ye that he was a bad, wicked one Now he's punished”
”Oh dear me! I cannot put up with this,” ive me your hand Thank you--that's better I think I can stand now Oh, yes That's right; but I've lost lasses”
”Here they are, sir,” said a voice, ”but they're all crushed to bits”
”Then I must do without them, I suppose”
”An old wicked one, who buys up o on in his evil ways I told you all so, but it's come to him at last”
”Oh dear me!” ejaculated the Vicar ”Keep un--shot ot hold of one form of complaint, and kept to it
”Silence, sir! It's all nonsense; no one fired a gun”