human
Where the mischief is the jade gone? he said, slowly making his way into the back kitchen. The maid as soon as she heard her master moving, escaped into the yard and made no response, while the old man stood bawling at the back door.
gpt
The devil's in them. They're off some gates, he said aloud.
human
She'll make the place hot for her, if she goes on this way. Then he returned to the two young men.
gpt
She's playing off her games somwheres, he said.
human
Take a glass of sperrits and water, Mr. Crumb, and I'll see after her.
gpt
I'll just take a drop of y'ell,
human
Domm her, he said aloud as he made his way back to the house. After much search and considerable loss of time he returned to the kitchen in which the two men were sitting, leading Ruby in his hand. She was not smart in her apparel, for she had half undressed herself, and been then compelled by her grandfather to make herself fit to appear in public. She had acknowledged to herself that she had better go down and tell John Crumb the truth. For she was still determined that she would never be John Crumb's wife.
gpt
You can answer him as well as I, grandfather, she had said. Then the farmer had cuffed her, and told her that she was an idiot.
human
Oh, if it comes to that, said Ruby,
gpt
I'm not afraid of John Crumb, nor yet of nobody else. Only I didn't think you'd go to strike me, grandfather.
human
I'll knock the life out of thee, if thou goest on this gate,
gpt
We're a disturbing you a'most too late, miss,
human
It ain't that at all, Mr. Mixet. If grandfather chooses to have a few friends, I ain't nothing against it. I wish he'd have a few friends a deal oftener than he do. I likes nothing better than to do for 'em;--only when I've done for 'em and they're smoking their pipes and that like, I don't see why I ain't to leave 'em to 'emselves.
gpt
But we've come here on a hauspicious occasion, Miss Ruby.
human
I don't know nothing about auspicious, Mr. Mixet. If you and Mr. Crumb've come out to Sheep's Acre farm for a bit of supper--
gpt
Which we ain't, said John Crumb very loudly;--
human
We've come for the smiles of beauty,
gpt
Mr. Mixet, if you'll be so good as to stow that! There ain't no beauty here as I knows of, and if there was it isn't nothing to you.
human
Except in the way of friendship,
gpt
I'm just as sick of all this as a man can be, said Mr. Ruggles, who was sitting low in his chair, with his back bent, and his head forward.
human
I won't put up with it no more.
gpt
Who wants you to put up with it? said Ruby.
human
Who wants 'em to come here with their trash? Who brought 'em to-night? I don't know what business Mr. Mixet has interfering along o' me. I never interfere along o' him.
gpt
John Crumb, have you anything to say?
human
I hove,
gpt
Then say it.
human
I will,