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^Ay�察�you remember when first Mr。 Lammeter¨s father come into
these parts�察�don¨t you�察�Mr。 Macey�拭院�said the landlord。
^I should think I did�察院 �said the old man�察 �who had now gone
through that complimentary process necessary to bring him up to
the point of narration�察 �and a fine old gentleman he was!as fine�察�
and finer nor the Mr。 Lammeter as now is。 He came from a bit
north¨ard�察 �so far as I could ever make out。 But there¨s nobody
rightly knows about those parts�此�only it couldn¨t be far north¨ard�察�
nor much different from this country�察�for he brought a fine breed
o¨ sheep with him�察�so there must be pastures there�察�and everything
reasonable。 We heared tell as he¨d sold his own land to come and
take the Warrens�察�and that seemed odd for a man as had land of
his own�察�to come and rent a farm in a strange place。 But they said
it was along of his wife¨s dying�察�though there¨s reasons in things as
nobody knows on!that¨s pretty much what I¨ve made out�察 �yet
some folks are so wise�察 �they¨ll find you fifty reasons straight off�察�
and all the while the real reason¨s winking at ¨em in the corner�察�
and they niver see¨t。 Howsomever�察�it was soon seen as we¨d got a
new parish¨ner as know¨d the rights and customs o¨ things�察 �and
kep¨ a good house�察�and was well looked on by everybody。 And the
young man!that¨s the Mr。 Lammeter as now is�察 �for he¨d niver a
sister!soon begun to court Miss Osgood�察 �that¨s the sister o¨ the
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Mr。 Osgood as now is�察�and a fine handsome lass she was!eh�察�you
can¨t think!they pretend this young lass is like her�察�but that¨s the
way wi¨ people as don¨t know what come before ¨em。 I should
know�察 �for I helped the old rector�察 �Mr。 Drumlow as was�察 �I helped
him marry ¨em。 ̄
Here Mr。 Macey paused�察 �he always gave his narrative in
instalments�察�expecting to be questioned according to precedent。
^Ay�察�and a partic¨lar thing happened�察�didn¨t it�察�Mr。 Macey�察�so as
you were likely to remember that marriage�拭院�said the landlord�察�in
a congratulatory tone。
^I should think there did!a very partic¨lar thing�察院 �said Mr。
Macey�察 �nodding sideways。 ^For Mr。 Drumlow!poor old
gentleman�察�I was fond on him�察�though he¨d got a big confused in
his head�察 �what wi¨ age and wi¨ taking a drop o¨ summat warm
when the service come of a cold morning。 And young Mr。
Lammeter�察�he¨d have no way but he must be married in Janiwary�察�
which�察�to be sure�察 �s a unreasonable time to be married in�察 �for it
isn¨t like a christening or a burying�察�as you can¨t help�察�and so Mr。
Drumlow!poor old gentleman�察�I was fond on him!but when he
come to put the questions�察�he put ¨em by the rule o¨ contrairy�察�like�察�
and he says�察 �Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded wife�拭� says he�察�
and then he says�察 �Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded
husband�拭� says he。 But the partic¨larest thing of all is�察�as nobody
took any notice on it but me�察�and they answered straight off `yes�察�
like as if it had been me saying `Amen¨ i¨ the right place�察�without
listening to what went before。 ̄
^But you knew what was going on well enough�察�didn¨t you�察�Mr。
Macey�拭�You were live enough�察�eh�拭院�said the butcher。
^Lor¨ bless you� 院�said Mr。 Macey�察�pausing�察�and smiling in pity at
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the impotence of his hearer¨s imagination! ̄why�察 �I was all of a
tremble�此�it was as if I¨d been a coat pulled by the two tails�察�like�察�for
I couldn¨t stop the parson�察�I couldn¨t take upon me to do that�察�and
yet I said to myself�察 �I says�察 �Suppose they shouldn¨t be fast
married�察 �cause the words are contrairy�拭� and my head went
working like a mill�察�for I was allays uncommon for turning things
over and seeing all round ¨em�察 �and I says to myself�察 �Is¨t the
meanin¨ or the words as makes folks fast i¨ wedlock�拭� For the
parson meant right�察 �and the bride and bridegroom meant right。
But then�察�when I come to think on it�察�meanin¨ goes but a little way
i¨ most things�察�for you may mean to stick things together and your
glue may be bad�察�and then where are you�拭�And so I says to mysen�察�
`It isn¨t the meanin¨�察�it¨s the glue。¨ And I was worreted as if I¨d got
three bells to pull at once�察�when we went into the vestry�察�and they
begun to sign their names。 But where¨s the use o¨ talking�拭�you
can¨t think what goes on in a ¨cute man¨s inside。 ̄
^But you held in for all that�察�didn¨t you�察�Mr。 Macey�拭院 �said the
landlord。
^Ay�察 �I held in tight till I was by mysen wi¨ Mr。 Drumlow�察 �and
then I out wi¨ everything�察 �but respectful�察 �as I allays did。 And he
made light on it�察�and he says�察 �Pooh�察�pooh�察�Macey�察�make yourself
easy�察� he says�察 �it¨s neither the meaning nor the words!it¨s the
regester does it!that¨s the glue。¨ So you see he settled it easy�察�for
parsons and doctors know everything by heart�察 �like�察 �so as they
aren¨t worreted wi¨ thinking what¨s the rights and wrongs o¨
things�察 �as I¨n been many and many¨s the time。 And sure enough
the wedding turned out all right�察�on¨y poor Mrs。 Lammeter!that¨s
Miss Osgood as was!died afore the lasses was growed up�察�but for
prosperity and everything respectable�察 �there¨s no family more
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looked on。 ̄
Every one of Mr。 Macey¨s audience had heard this story many
times�察�but it was listened to as if it had been a favourite tune�察�and
at certain points the puffing of the pipes was momentarily
suspended�察�that the listeners might give their whole minds to the
expected words。 But there was more to come�察�and Mr。 Snell�察 �the
landlord�察�duly put the leading question。
^Why�察 �old Mr。 Lammeter had a pretty fortin�察 �didn¨t they say�察�
when he come into these parts�拭院�
^Well�察�yes�察院�said Mr。 Macey�察 �but I daresay it¨s as much as this
Mr。 Lammeter¨s done to keep it whole。 For there was allays a talk
as nobody could get rich on the Warrens�此�though he holds it cheap�察�
for it¨s what they call Charity Land。 ̄
^Ay�察�and there¨s few folks know so well as you how it come to be
Charity Land�察�eh�察�Mr。 Macey�拭院�said the butcher。
^How should they�拭院 �said the old clerk�察 �with some contempt。
^Why�察�my grandfather made the grooms¨ livery for that Mr。 Cliff as
came and built the big stables at the Warrens。 Why�察�they¨re stables
four times as big as Squire Cass¨s�察 �for he thought o¨ nothing but
hosses and hunting�察�Cliff didn¨t!a Lunnon tailor�察�some folks said�察�
as had gone mad wi¨ cheating。 For he couldn¨t ride�察�lor bless you� �
they said he¨d got no more grip o¨ the hoss than if his legs had
been cross´sticks�察�my grandfather heared old Squire Cass say so
many and many a time。 But ride he would�察 �as if Old Harry had
been a´driving him�察�and he¨d a son�察�a lad o¨ sixteen�察�and nothing
would his father have him do�察�but he must ride and ride!though
the lad was frighted�察�they said。 And it was a common saying as the
father wanted to ride the tailor out o¨ the lad�察 �and make a
gentleman on him!not but what I¨m a tailor myself�察�but in respect
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as God made me such�察�I¨m proud on it�察�for `Macey�察�tailor¨�察 �s been
wrote up over our door since afore the Queen¨s heads went out on
the shillings。 But Cliff�察�he was ashamed o¨ being called a tailor�察�and
he was sore vexed as his riding was laughed at�察�and nobody o¨ the
gentlefolks hereabout could abide him。 Howsomever�察�the poor lad
got sickly and died�察�and the father didn¨t live long after him�察�for he
got queerer nor ever�察�and they said he used to go out i¨ the dead o¨
the night�察�wi¨ a lantern in his hand�察�to the stables�察�and set a lot o¨
lights burning�察 �for he got as he couldn¨t sleep�察 �and there he¨d
stand�察�cracking his whip and looking at his hosses�察�and they said it
was a mercy as the stables didn¨t get burned down wi¨ the poor
dumb creaturs in ¨em。 But at last he died raving�察�and they found as
he¨d left all his property�察 �Warrens and all�察 �to a Lunnon Charity�察�
and that¨s how the Warrens come to be Charity Land�察�though�察�as
for the stables�察 �Mr。 Lammeter never uses ¨em!they¨re out o¨ all
charicter!lor bless you� �if you was to set the doors a´banging in
¨em�察�it ¨ud sound like thunder half o¨er the p