Part 29 (1/2)
”Well, seen anything suspicious?”
”No, sir,” said dick, ”on'y ers is a itchin'”
”Scratch therumbled dick ”I mean to have a turn at that chap, Master Gurr, sir I feel as if I had hi out of hi Now, ed fro, as the party froain, for Gurr turned sharply round
”Here, my lad, where's your master?”
”Eh?”
”I say, where's your master?”
”Aren't in; mebbe he's out in the fields”
Gurr turned away i to his an to tra toward the Hoze, with the rabbits scuttling away a their white cottony tails for a moment as they darted down into their holes
dick followed last, shaking his head, and looking veryback at Je his chin upon the shaft of his pitchfork, watching hio away
”I dunno,” muttered dick, ”and a man can't be sure There was nowt to see and nowt to hear, and of course one couldn't s fisherman chap knohere our Mr Raystoke is
Yah, I hates half-bred uns! If a man's a labourer, let him be a labourer; and if he's a fishers, and it looks queer”
An argument which did not have much force when self-applied, for dick suddenly recollected that he was very skilful with the scissors, and knew that he was the regular barber of the crew, and as this caave his head a vicious scratch
”Never rily; ”ant to find Mr Raystoke”
The o hunting, to e from the salt beef and pork fare, and soon after they came suddenly upon Sir Risdon and his lady, the latter, who looked weak and ill, leaning on her husband's arm
Gurr saluted, and stated his business, while the baronet, who had turned sallower and more careworn than his lot drew a breath full of relief
”One of your shi+p boys?” he said
”A lad, looking like a co a red cap”
”No,” said Sir Risdon ”I have seen no one answering to the description here”
”Beg pardon, sir, but can you, as a gentleman, assure me that he is not here?”
”Certainly,” said Sir Risdon ”You have seen no one?” he continued, turning to Lady Graeh, sir; butof such a lad, you will send a ht to enlist me in the search for one of your deserters,” said Sir Risdon coldly
”Yes, sir, but he is not a deserter; and the fact is, we are afraid the lad has run alongside o' the srief”