Part 32 (1/2)
”Then, if I get your , Shanks is a barbarian, and the barbarians who stood up against Roman order and efficiency were crushed It's probably lucky for Europe the legions ree It looks as if Iwho coveted the vineyard?”
”To begin with, the other round Shanks occupies is mine Then it was a vineyard, while the Shanks hoarden lot Anyhow, if you'd like it, I'll see if it is possible to leave his place alone”
Evelyn was flattered She enjoyed the sense of power, but she hesitated Jione farther than she had thought To let hiive him a claim, and she did not want him for a creditor yet
”Oh, no,” she said carelessly, ”youa roht to do But you were nice when you illing to think about the thing”
Then Mrs Halliday began to talk and presently Jio,” he said ”I didn't know I had stayed so long”
Evelyn gave him her hand and smiled ”I expect you will be occupied, but if you have time to come back you will find us at home”
”Thank you,” said Jim ”I was half-afraid I'd bored you I'll certainly have time”
He went out and Mrs Halliday looked at Evelyn thoughtfully ”On the whole, I iine you were tactful I expect you saw Jim's offer to leave Shanks alone was not made without an effort”
”I did see,” Evelyn ad or not” She paused and resumed with a touch of color: ”For all that, I did not refuse because I was tactful; one so Besides, it would be throay on Jim He's not acco”
”He is worth cultivating,” Mrs Halliday re up a book
She knehen to stop and Evelyn now and then developed a rebellioustools and ave no sign that heJian t' dabbin and tak'
a load to Bank-end?”
Jio and turned to Jake ”That's fixed! I've been holding back for a day or two and noe can push ahead The dabbin , Jake and Carrie ith hione but wheelbarrows, spades, and planks lay about, and a bank of fresh soil touched the edge of the neglected garden Gray clouds drifted across the gloomy sky, a cold wind tossed the reeds, and the dabbin looked strangely forlorn in the fading light Carrie shi+vered as she entered with Jim, who carried a coil of fuse and a tin box The clay walls were stained by darimed by dirt A few peats occupied a corner, and a pile of ashes, on which tea-leaves and scraps of food had been thrown, stretched across the floor froan to cut the fuse
”I've got things ready andme and I want to put it over,” he said ”Do you think I'm harsh?”
”No,” said Carrie, fir They wouldn't have stood for him a month at our settlements But how do you think he'll use Bank-end?”
Jie when he has done with it; his son is certainly not going to stop there afterwards
I don't know if a richor not We'll leave that to the economists, but I've frankly no use for the felloants to loaf at other folk's expense However, I'll fix the powder and we'll pull out I don't like the job”
Carrie nodded ”You are a builder, Jis must be pulled down”
”You're a staunch friend,” said Jienerally approve”
”Perhaps it's because we often agree; but if I were really staunch, I'd tell you when I thought you wrong This needs soh what you toldabout Evelyn The girl had, so to speak, dazzled Jim Carrie did not approve, but could not meddle
”I wonder!” she re dark”