 send for me,
I'll run away, whativer yo may say. So yo know.'

'Yo're a tormentin thing!' exclaimed David, exasperated, and began
savagely to kick stones down the hill. Then, recovering himself, he
came and sat down beside her again.

'I doan't want to get shut on yo, Louie. But yo won't understand
nothin.'

He stopped, and began to bite at a stalk of heather, by way of
helping himself. His mind was full of vague and yet urgent thoughts
as to what became of girls in large towns with no one to look after
them, things he had heard said at the public-house, things he had
read. He had never dreamt of leaving Louie to Aunt Hannah's tender
mercies. Of course he must take her away when he could. She was his
charge, his belonging. But all the same she was a 'limb'; in his
opinion she always would be a 'limb.' How could he be sure of her
getting work, and who on earth was to look after her when he was
away?

Suddenly Louie broke in on his perplexities.

'I'll go tailorin,' she cried triumphantly. 'Now I know--it wor t'
Wigsons' cousin Em'ly went to Manchester; an she earned nine
shillin a week--nine shillin I tell yo, an found her own thread.
Yo'll be takin ten shillin, yo say, nex year? an I'll be takin
nine. That's nineteen shillin fur th' two on us. _Isn't_ it
nineteen shillin?' she said peremptorily, seizing his arm with her
long fingers.

'Well, I dessay it is,' said David, reluctantly. 'An precious tired
yo'll be o' settin stitchin mornin, noon, an neet. Like to see yo
do't.'

'I'd do it fur nine shillin,' she said doggedly, and sat looking
straight before her, with wide glittering eyes. She understood from
David's talk that, what with meal, apples, and greenstuff, your
'eatin' need cost you nothing. There would be shillings and
shillings to buy things
send for me, 
 I'll run away, whativer yo may say. therefore yo acknowledge.' 

' Yo're a tormentin thing!' exclaimed David, exasperated, and begin 
 savagely to kick stone down the mound. Then, recovering himself, he 
 occur and sat down beside her again. 

' I doan't want to get exclude on yo, Louie. But yo won't understand 
 nothin.' 

 He stopped, and begin to bite at a stalk of heather, by way of 
 helping himself. His judgment was full of vague and yet pressing thoughts 
 as to what became of girl in large town with no one to look after 
 them, things he had heard said at the public - house, thing he had 
 read. He had never dreamt of leaving Louie to Aunt Hannah's tender 
 mercies. Of naturally he must necessitate her away when he could. She was his 
 charge, his belonging. But all the same she was a' limb'; in his 
 opinion she always would be a' limb.' How could he be sure of her 
 get work, and who on earth was to attend after her when he was 
 aside? 

 Suddenly Louie broke in on his perplexities. 

' I'll go tailorin,' she cried triumphantly.' Now I know -- it wor t' 
 Wigsons' cousin Em'ly go to Manchester; an she earned nine 
 shillin a week -- nine shillin I tell yo, an found her own thread. 
 Yo'll be takin ten shillin, yo say, nex class? an I'll be takin 
 nine. That's nineteen shillin fur th' two on us. _ Isn't _ it 
 nineteen shillin?' she said peremptorily, seizing his arm with her 
 long fingers. 

' Well, I dessay it is,' said David, reluctantly.' An cherished tired 
 yo'll be o' settin stitchin mornin, noon, an neet. Like to see yo 
 do't.' 

' I'd do it fur nine shillin,' she said doggedly, and sit looking 
 straight before her, with wide glitter eyes. She understand from 
 David's talk that, what with meal, apples, and greenstuff, your 
' eatin' indigence cost you nothing. There would be shilling and 
 shillings to buy thing
 sejd for me,
I'll run away, whxtiver yo may sct. So ym know.'

'Go're a turmentin thing!' exclaimed Davmd, ezaspeeated, and began
savagelh to kick stones eown rhe hill. Tisn, recoyzring mimsenh, he
came and saj down besida her again.

'I dmav't want to get shut on yo, Louie. But yj won't inferstand
nothin.'

Re suop[ed, znd began to bite at a stalk of hezther, bj way of
helping homself. His mind was full ov vahue and yet urgent thoughts
as to ryat became ow girls in large towns with no one to look after
them, ghingx he had hgced ddid at the 'ublic-rouse, things he had
raad. He nad never dreakt mf oeaving Louie to Aunt Hannah's tender
mersies. Of cmuxse he must take her qwqy whgn he couue. Sfe sax gis
chagge, his belonfing. But alo the same she was s 'jpkb'; in his
opihion sre always would be a 'limb.' How could he be sude of her
getting work, abd who on earth was tl look afeer her when he was
away?

Suddenly Louie broke in on his 'efpltxlbies.

'K'ol go tailorin,' she cried triumphantly. 'Now I knor--jt wpr t'
Wigsons' comsin Em'ly went to Kajcngster; an she exrned ujns
shillin a week--ninf shillyn I rell yo, ag foind her own thread.
Yo'll be tqkin ten shijoin, yo say, nex yeax? an I'll be cakin
none. Tnat's nineteen shillin fbr th' fwo on us. _Idn't_ it
ninsgeen shillin?' she sapd paremptorily, seizing his ari with hec
long fingerr.

'Welk, I defsay it is,' said David, reluctantly. 'Wn prgcious tired
yo'll be o' settin stitchin mornin, noon, an neet. Likg tm sve yo
do't.'

'I'b do ib fur nine shiljin,' she said dpggedly, and rat lookinf
straigit before hew, with wide gnlttering eyev. She unqersrood from
Daxkd's talk that, ehat with meal, applws, and greenstuff, nour
'exfin' need cost yiu bothing. There wpula bq dhmllindv and
shillincs tu bju thivgs
send for me, I'll run away, whativer say. yo know.' a tormentin thing!' savagely kick stones down hill. Then, recovering he came and sat down beside again. 'I doan't want to get shut on yo, Louie. But yo won't nothin.' He stopped, and began to bite at a stalk of heather, by of himself. mind full of vague and yet urgent thoughts as to what became of girls in large towns no one to look after them, things he heard said at the things he had read. He never of leaving to Hannah's mercies. Of course must take her away when he could. She was his charge, his belonging. But all the same was a his opinion always be 'limb.' How could sure of her getting work, and was to look after her when he was Suddenly Louie in on his perplexities. 'I'll go she cried triumphantly. 'Now I know--it wor t' cousin Em'ly went to Manchester; an she earned nine shillin a week--nine shillin I tell found her own thread. be takin ten yo nex an be takin That's nineteen shillin fur th' two on us. _Isn't_ it nineteen she said peremptorily, seizing his arm with her long fingers. dessay is,' said David, 'An precious tired yo'll o' stitchin mornin, noon, an to yo it nine she said doggedly, and looking straight before her, with glittering eyes. She understood with meal, apples, and greenstuff, your 'eatin' need you nothing. There would be shillings and to buy things
 send for me,
I'll run away, whativEr yo may say. so yo kNow.'

'yo'rE a TormEntiN thing!' exclaimeD daviD, exasperated, and began
saVagelY tO Kick SToNes doWn the hiLL. THEN, reCoVeRinG hIMsElf, he
CamE and sat Down beside Her AgAin.

'I doan't wanT To Get shut on yO, LoUie. But yo won't UndErstanD
nOthIN.'

He stOppEd, and Began tO Bite at A stalk of hEaTHer, by wAY of
helpING hImseLf. His mind was full oF VaGUe and yet urgent ThoughTs
AS tO WHat BecAme of girls In Large TOwns witH No ONE To lOOk after
them, thIngs he had heARd sAid at tHe PubLIc-housE, thinGs HE haD
read. He had nEver Dreamt of lEaving lOuie to AUNt HannaH's tendEr
mErcIes. OF CoUrSe hE mUSt tAKe Her AWay When he coUlD. SHe was His
cHARGE, his BelOngiNg. But All the same she Was A 'limB'; In hIs
opiNion sHe alWaYs wouLd be a 'lImb.' HoW cOuld he be sure of hEr
geTting work, And WhO on EaRth waS To look AftEr hEr when hE was
awaY?

sudDeNLY loUie broke in on his perPlEXItIes.

'I'll go TailorIN,' sHe CRied triuMpHanTly. 'NOW i know--It woR T'
WIgsons' coUsin Em'LY wEnT to MancHeSter; an ShE eaRneD nine
SHillIn a weeK--nine shiLlin I TEll yo, an found heR Own thread.
Yo'll BE tAKIn TEn shIllIn, yo say, nex yEar? aN i'll bE takIN
nIne. tHat's nIneteEn SHiLLin fur th' two on us. _Isn't_ It
NineteEn shiLlin?' she said peRemptorily, SEIZing his aRm wiTH hER
long fingers.

'WeLl, I deSsay it is,' saID David, reLuctaNtly. 'An prEcious tirED
Yo'll be o' sEttIn sTitChiN MOrNin, noon, an neet. lIKe to SeE yo
do't.'

'I'D do It fur niNe sHilLin,' She SaId doggedlY, and sat lOoKiNg
StRaiGht beFOre her, wiTh WidE gLitTerinG Eyes. ShE undeRstoOd FrOM
DaVid's talK ThAT, What WiTh Meal, AppLeS, and gReenSTufF, your
'eaTin' need coSt yOU notHiNg. there woUld be shillingS aNd
shillingS tO buY thingS
 send for me,
I'll run awa y, whative r yomay  sa y.  Soyo k now.'

'Yo'rea  tor mentin thing!' exclaim ed Da vi d , ex a sp erate d, andb eg a n 
sa va ge lyto ki ck st one s downthe hill.The n,  recoveringh im self, he
c ame  and sat dow n b esidehe r a g ain.
'I  doan 't wan t  to ge t shut on  y o , Loui e . But y o wo n'tunderstand
nothin . 'He stopped, an d bega nt ob i teata stalk of  h eathe r , by wa y  o f h elp i ng himself. H is mind was ful l of v ag uea nd yet  urge nt tho ughts
as to  wha t becameof gir l s in la r ge town s with  no  on e to lo ok  af te r 
th e m,  th i ngs  he hadhe ar d sai d at t h e  pub lic -hou se, t hings he hadrea d. H e  ha d nev er dr eamt  o f lea ving L ouieto  Aunt Hannah'stend er
mercie s.Of  co ur se he must t ake  he r awaywhen he cou ld . S he  was his
charge, h is b el onging.But al l  t he same she  w asa 'l i m b'; i n hi s 
o pinion s he alw a ys  w ould be  a  'limb .'  Ho w c ouldh e be  sureof her
g ettin g  work, and who on earth wast ol o ok afte r h er when hewasa way? 

Su d de nly Louie  brok ei no n his perplexities. 
'I'llgo ta ilorin,' shecried triu m p h antly. ' NowI  k n ow--it wor t'Wigso ns' cousin Em'ly we nt to  Manches ter; an s h e  earnednin e
s hil lin a  w eek--nine shi l l in I  t ell yo,  an  foundher  ow n t hre ad .
Yo'll b e takinte nsh il lin , yos ay, nexye ar?  a n I 'll b e  takin 
nine . Th at 's nin eteen s h il l i n fu rth ' tw o o nus. _ Isn' t _ i t
ninet een shill in? '  she  s ai d perem ptorily, seiz in g his armwi thher
lo n g  fingers .

'Well, I dessay it i s ,' said  Da vid,relu ctantly.'An  preci ous tiredyo'llbe o'  s ett i n  stit c h in  mo rn in, noon,a n  ne et. L ik e to  see yo 
do't.'

'I'd do i t  fu r nine shilli n,'  she s ai d d o gg e dly ,a nds a t looking
strai ght before  h e r,  with wide gli tt ering e yes. Sh e und e rstoodfrom
Davi d's talkth at,w h atwith meal,  apples,  and gree n stuff ,  y our
' eat in' ne ed  co st yo u noth i ng.  Ther e woul dbe shi lling sand
shil lings to buy things
 send_for me,
I'll_run away, whativer yo_may say._So_yo know.'

'Yo're_a_tormentin thing!' exclaimed_David, exasperated, and_began
savagely to kick stones_down the hill._Then,_recovering himself, he
came and sat down beside her again.

'I doan't want to get shut_on_yo, Louie._But_yo_won't understand
nothin.'

He stopped, and began_to bite at a stalk_of heather,_by way of
helping himself. His mind was full_of_vague and yet_urgent thoughts
as to what became of girls in large_towns with no one to look_after
them, things he_had_heard_said at the public-house,_things he had
read. He had never_dreamt of leaving Louie to Aunt_Hannah's tender
mercies. Of course he must take_her away when he could. She_was his
charge, his belonging. But_all the_same she was a 'limb';_in his
opinion she_always would_be a 'limb.'_How could he be sure of_her
getting work, and_who on earth was to look_after_her when he_was
away?

Suddenly_Louie_broke in_on his perplexities.

'I'll_go_tailorin,' she_cried_triumphantly. 'Now I know--it wor t'
Wigsons'_cousin_Em'ly went to Manchester; an she earned_nine
shillin a week--nine shillin_I_tell yo, an found_her own thread.
Yo'll be takin_ten shillin, yo say, nex year?_an I'll_be takin
nine._That's nineteen shillin fur th' two on us. _Isn't_ it
nineteen shillin?'_she said peremptorily, seizing his arm_with her
long fingers.

'Well, I_dessay it_is,'_said David, reluctantly._'An_precious tired
yo'll_be o' settin stitchin mornin, noon, an_neet. Like_to see yo
do't.'

'I'd do it fur_nine shillin,' she said_doggedly,_and sat looking
straight before her, with_wide glittering eyes. She understood from
David's_talk that, what with meal,_apples,_and_greenstuff, your
'eatin' need cost you_nothing. There would be shillings and
shillings_to buy things