Both of them? suggested Mrs. Medlock.
Both of em, returned Ben Weatherstaff. Thank ye kindly, ma am, I
could sup up another mug of it.
Together? said Mrs. Medlock, hastily overfilling his beer-mug in her
excitement.
Together, ma am, and Ben gulped down half of his new mug at one gulp.
Where was Master Colin? How did he look? What did they say to each
other?
I didna hear that, said Ben, along o only bein on th stepladder
lookin over th wall. But I ll tell thee this. There s been things
goin on outside as you house people knows nowt about. An what tha ll
find out tha ll find out soon.
And it was not two minutes before he swallowed the last of his beer and
waved his mug solemnly toward the window which took in through the
shrubbery a piece of the lawn.
Look there, he said, if tha s curious. Look what s comin across th
grass.
When Mrs. Medlock looked she threw up her hands and gave a little
shriek and every man and woman servant within hearing bolted across the
servants hall and stood looking through the window with their eyes
almost starting out of their heads.
Across the lawn came the Master of Misselthwaite and he looked as many
of them had never seen him. And by his side with his head up in the air
and his eyes full of laughter walked as strongly and steadily as any
boy in Yorkshire Master Colin!
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