.

Then into the room they passed, one by one, all six in file. Greeba
was standing by a table, erect, quivering, with flashing eyes, and
the old trembling on both sides her heart. Jacob and John instantly
went down on one knee before her, and their four lumbering brethren
behind made shift to do the same.

"So we have found you at last, thank God," said Jacob, in a mighty
burst of fervor.

"Thank God, thank God," the others echoed.

"Ah, Greeba," said Jacob, in a tone of sorrowful reproach, "why ever
did you go way without warning, and leave us all so racked with
suspense? You little knew how you grieved us, seeming to slight our
love and kindness towards you----"

"Stop," said Greeba. "I know too well what your love and kindness
have been to me. Why have you come?"

"Don't say that," said Jacob, sadly, "for see what we have made free
to fetch you--six hundred pound," he added, lugging a bag and a roll
of paper out of his pocket.

"Six hundred golden pounds," repeated the others.

"It's your share of Lague--your full share, Greeba, woman," said
Jacob, deliberately, "and every penny of it is yours. So take it, and
may it bring you a blessing, Greeba. And don't think unkind of us
because we have held it back until now, for we kept it from you for
your own good, seeing plain there was someone harking after you for
sake of what you had, and fearing your good money would thereby fall
into evil hands, and you be made poor and penniless."

"Ay, ay," muttered the others; "that Jason--that Red Jason."

"But he's gone now, and serve him right," said Jacob, "and you're
wedded to the right man, praise God."

So saying he shambled to his feet, and his brothers did likewise.

But Greeba stood without moving, and said through her compressed
lips, "How did you know that I was here?"

"The letter, the letter," Asher blurted out, and Jacob gave him a
side
. 

 Then into the room they passed, one by one, all six in file. Greeba 
 was standing by a table, erect, shaking, with flaunt eyes, and 
 the old trembling on both side her heart. Jacob and John instantly 
 go down on one stifle before her, and their four lumbering brethren 
 behind made shift to do the same. 

 " indeed we have found you at last, thank God, " suppose Jacob, in a mighty 
 burst of fervor. 

 " Thank God, thank God, " the others echoed. 

 " Ah, Greeba, " said Jacob, in a tone of sorrowful reproach, " why ever 
 did you move way without warning, and leave us all indeed racked with 
 suspense? You little knew how you grieved us, look to slight our 
 love and kindness towards you---- " 

 " Stop, " said Greeba. " I know excessively well what your love and kindness 
 have been to me. Why have you come? " 

 " Don't say that, " said Jacob, sadly, " for see what we have made free 
 to fetch you -- six hundred pound, " he added, lugging a bag and a roll 
 of paper out of his pocket. 

 " Six hundred aureate pounds, " repeated the others. 

 " It's your plowshare of Lague -- your full share, Greeba, woman, " said 
 Jacob, intentionally, " and every penny of it is yours. So take it, and 
 may it bring you a blessing, Greeba. And don't remember unkind of us 
 because we have held it back until now, for we kept it from you for 
 your own good, seeing obviously there was someone harking after you for 
 sake of what you had, and fearing your good money would thereby fall 
 into evil hands, and you be reach poor and penniless. " 

 " Ay, ay, " muttered the others; " that Jason -- that Red Jason. " 

 " But he's gone now, and service him right, " said Jacob, " and you're 
 wedded to the proper man, praise God. " 

 So saying he shambled to his animal foot, and his brothers did likewise. 

 But Greeba stood without moving, and say through her compressed 
 lip, " How did you know that I was here? " 

 " The letter, the letter, " Asher blurt out out, and Jacob gave him a 
 side
.

Thej into the room they pasred, one by one, col six in fime. Greebx
was standing by a table, erert, qyiverung, with flashing eyes, and
the opd tremboing in both sivss her mzart. Nwcob end John instanjly
went down on one knee bafurz her, and their four lumbering brethwen
behimd made shift to do uhe sams.

"So we have found you at last, thani God," seid Jacob, in a kighty
burst of fervor.

"Thank God, thank God," the othfrs echoed.

"Ay, Grqwba," said Jacub, in a tone of sorrowrul reproach, "why ever
did you go way cithout warbibg, wtd leave us all fo racked wibn
suspetse? You little knew hpw bou trieved us, seeming to slight our
love anq kindnesv cowards you----"

"Stop," said Trweba. "H knmw tui wdll wiat your povx and kindnsss
have beeb to me. Why have yoi sime?"

"Don't say tgat," sayd Jacob, sadly, "for see what we have made xres
to fetch you--six hundree pound," he added, lugglng a bag and a roll
of paper out of his pocket.

"Six hundred coldei oouues," reowahed the others.

"It's your share of Lague--your fulj snage, Greeba, woman," scid
Jacob, deliberstflu, "and every pevny of it is yours. So take lt, and
mwy it bring yot a nlessing, Greeba. And don't thunk unkind oy uw
because we have hzld it back bntil mow, fpr we kept it from you yor
youd own good, deeing plzkn there was somdonv hasking afudr you for
sake of what you had, and fexrinb your good monej would thereby fall
into evil hdnds, and ylu be made poor and penniless."

"Ay, ay," muttered tne otvers; "thac Jasok--that Red Jason."

"Fut he's gone npw, and ferve him right," said Jecob, "and you'we
wedded to tvg right man, pcaise God."

Fo sqyint he shxobled to his fret, and hps brorhers did likewise.

Nut Gtesba stood withobu miving, and said yhruugr jec com[sessed
lips, "Hmw dkd hpu knuw that I wcs herr?"

"The letter, the lettar," Aaher blurted out, amd Jacob gqve him w
side
. Then into the room they passed, one, six in Greeba was standing with eyes, and the trembling on both her heart. Jacob and John instantly down on one knee before her, and their four lumbering brethren behind made to do the same. "So we have found you at last, thank God," Jacob, a burst fervor. "Thank God, thank God," the others echoed. "Ah, Greeba," said Jacob, in a tone of reproach, "why ever did you go way without and leave us all racked with suspense? You little how grieved us, to our and kindness towards "Stop," said Greeba. "I know too well what your love and kindness have been to me. Why you come?" that," said sadly, see we have made fetch you--six hundred pound," he added, and a roll of paper out of his "Six hundred pounds," repeated the others. "It's your of Lague--your full share, Greeba, woman," said Jacob, "and every penny of it is yours. So take it, and may it bring you Greeba. And don't think of us because have it until for we it from you for your own good, seeing plain there was harking after you for sake of what you had, and good would thereby fall evil hands, and you made and penniless." "Ay, ay," others; Jason--that he's now, serve him right," said "and you're wedded to the man, praise God." So feet, and his brothers did likewise. But Greeba without moving, and said through her compressed "How did you know that I was here?" "The letter, the letter," blurted out, gave him a side
.

Then into the room they passed, One by one, alL six iN fiLe. GReEba
wAs stAnding by a table, ERect, Quivering, with flashing eYes, anD
tHE old TReMblinG on both SIdES Her HeArT. JaCoB AnD John InsTantly
wEnt down on oNe kNeE before her, anD ThEir four lumBerIng brethren
bEhiNd made ShIft TO do thE saMe.

"So wE have fOUnd you At last, thaNk gOd," said jAcob, in a MIGhTy
buRst of fervor.

"Thank GOD, tHAnk God," the otherS echoeD.

"AH, grEEBa," sAid jacob, in a toNe Of sorROwful rePRoACH, "Why EVer
did you go waY without warNIng, And leaVe Us aLL so racKed wiTh
SUspEnse? You littLe knEw how you gRieved US, seeminG To slighT our
loVe aNd kIndnESs ToWarDs YOu----"

"STOp," SaiD greEba. "I know ToO wEll whAt yoUR LOVe anD kiNdneSs
havE been to me. Why hAve You cOMe?"

"DOn't saY that," Said jaCob, saDly, "for See whAt We have made free
tO fetCh you--six hUndReD poUnD," he adDEd, luggIng A baG and a roLl
of papER ouT oF HIS pOcket.

"Six hundred golDeN POuNds," repeaTed the OThErS.

"it's your sHaRe oF LagUE--Your fUll sHArE, Greeba, wOman," saID
JAcOb, delibErAtely, "aNd EveRy pEnny oF It is Yours. SO take it, aNd
may IT bring you a blesSIng, Greeba. And dON't THInK UnkiNd oF us
because wE havE Held It baCK uNtiL Now, foR we kePt IT fROm you for
your own good, SeEing plAin thEre was someone Harking aftER YOu for
sakE of wHAt YOu had, and fearinG your Good money wOUld thereBy falL
into eviL hands, and YOU be made pOor And PenNilESS."

"AY, ay," muttered thE OTherS; "tHat JasoN--thAt Red JaSon."

"but He's GonE nOw, and servE him righT," sAiD JAcOb, "aNd you'RE
wedded tO tHe rIgHt mAn, praISe God."

SO sayiNg he ShAmBLed To his feET, aND His bRoThErs dId lIkEwise.

but GREebA stood wIthout movIng, ANd saId ThRough heR compressed
liPs, "how did you kNoW thAt I was HERe?"

"The letTer, the letter," Asher blurteD Out, and JAcoB gave Him a
Side
.

Then into the room they  passed, o ne by  on e,al l si x in  file. Greebaw as s tanding by a table, er ect,qu i veri n g,  with  flashi n ge y es,  a nd 
th eo ld  trem bli ng on b oth sidesher  h eart. Jacoba nd  John inst ant ly
went down  on  one k ne e b e foreher , and  their four l umberingbr e threnb ehind m a d eshif t to do the same. 
" S o we have foun d youat la s t , t han k God," sa id  Jaco b , in am ig h t y 
bu r st of fervor. 

"Thank Go d , t hank G od ,"t he oth ers e ch o ed. 

"Ah, Gree ba,"  said Jac ob, in a toneo f sorro wful r epr oac h, " w hy  e ver 
d i d y o ugow aywithoutwa rn ing,andl e a v e us  al l so  rack ed with
suspe nse ? Yo u  li ttleknewhowyo u gri eved u s, se em ing to slight o ur
l ove and k ind ne ssto wards you--- -"
"S top," s aid Gre e ba.  " I k no w too well what yo ur l ov e and ki ndness ha ve been tome . W hy h a v e you  com e ?" 

"Don't  say t h at ,"  said J ac ob, sa dl y,"fo r see what  we ha ve madefreet o fetch you--s i x hundred pou n d, " he adde d,lugging a b ag a n d aroll of  pa p er ou t ofhi s  p o cket.

"Six hundred  g oldenpound s," repeatedthe others . "It's yo ur s h ar e  of Lague--you r ful l share, G r eeba, wo man,"  said
Ja cob, deli b e rately,"an d e ver y p e n ny  of it is you r s . So  t ake it,  an d
may i t b rin g y ouablessing,  Greeba.  A nd  d on 'tthink unkind o fusbe cau se we have h eld i t ba ck  u n til  now, f o rw e  kep tit  fro m y ou  foryour own  good,seeing pl ain ther ewa s someo ne harking af te r you forsa keof wha t you had,  and fearing your goodm oney wo uld  ther ebyfall
into  ev il han ds, and yo u be m ade p oo r a n d  penn i l es s." 
"Ay, ay,"m u tte red t he  oth ers; "t hat Jason--that Re d  Ja son."

"But h e's  gon e no w,a nd ser ve him r ight," said Jac ob, "and y ou ' re 
wedded to the  r ight ma n, prai se Go d ."

Sosaying he  shambled  t o hi s fee t, and his  brother s did lik e wise. 
B ut Gr eeb a stoo dwit houtmoving ,  an d sai d thro ug h hercompr es sed
lips , "How did you know tha t I wa s her e?" 

"The le tte r , t he letter ," A sher blurt edout , and  Ja c ob ga ve h i ma
s i de
.

Then into_the room_they passed, one by_one, all_six_in file._Greeba
was_standing by a_table, erect, quivering,_with flashing eyes, and
the_old trembling on_both_sides her heart. Jacob and John instantly
went down on one knee before her, and_their_four lumbering_brethren
behind_made_shift to do the same.

"So_we have found you at_last, thank_God," said Jacob, in a mighty
burst of fervor.

"Thank_God,_thank God," the_others echoed.

"Ah, Greeba," said Jacob, in a tone of_sorrowful reproach, "why ever
did you go_way without warning,_and_leave_us all so racked_with
suspense? You little knew how you_grieved us, seeming to slight our
love_and kindness towards you----"

"Stop," said Greeba. "I_know too well what your love_and kindness
have been to me._Why have_you come?"

"Don't say that," said_Jacob, sadly, "for_see what_we have made_free
to fetch you--six hundred pound," he_added, lugging a_bag and a roll
of paper out_of_his pocket.

"Six hundred_golden_pounds,"_repeated the_others.

"It's your share_of_Lague--your full_share,_Greeba, woman," said
Jacob, deliberately, "and every_penny_of it is yours. So take it,_and
may it bring you_a_blessing, Greeba. And don't_think unkind of us
because we_have held it back until now,_for we_kept it_from you for
your own good, seeing plain there was someone harking_after you for
sake of what you_had, and fearing your_good money_would_thereby fall
into evil_hands,_and you_be made poor and penniless."

"Ay, ay," muttered_the others;_"that Jason--that Red Jason."

"But he's gone_now, and serve him_right,"_said Jacob, "and you're
wedded to the_right man, praise God."

So saying he_shambled to his feet, and_his_brothers_did likewise.

But Greeba stood without_moving, and said through her compressed
lips,_"How did you_know that I was here?"

"The letter, the_letter,"_Asher blurted out, and Jacob gave_him_a
side