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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

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