I took a two days ' holiday and saved my money for better things . '' `` I like that , '' said Hester , with an approving nod . `` You 'll get on , my lad , if that 's your way , and I 'll lend a hand , for laziness is my abomination , and one sees plenty nowadays . '' `` Thank you . That 's friendly , and I 'll prove that I am grateful . Please tell me , is my lady ill ? '' `` Always delicate since Sir Richard died . '' `` How long ago was that ? '' `` Ten years or more . '' `` Are there no young gentlemen in the family ? '' `` No , Miss Lillian is an only child , and a sweet one , bless her ! '' `` A proud little lady , I should say . '' `` And well she may be , for there 's no better blood in England than the Trevlyns , and she 's heiress to a noble fortune . '' `` Is that the Trevlyn coat of arms ? '' asked the boy abruptly , pointing to a stone falcon with the motto ME AND MINE carved over the gate through which they were passing . `` Yes . Why do you ask ? '' `` Mere curiosity ; I know something of heraldry and often paint these things for my own pleasure . One learns odd amusements abroad , '' he added , seeing an expression of surprise on the woman 's face . `` You 'll have little time for such matters here .
Come in and report yourself to the keeper , and if you 'll take my advice ask no questions of him , for you 'll XXXXX no answers . ''
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