and laid his brow on the table at tbe door she looked on with her thick with tears she had le when rose gently down opposite robert and watched him intently with a countenance in which the most opposite feelings might be seen fur the mastery chapter ti robert lifted his head and saw mrs he spoke to her sullenly so you turn away our not i replied mrs sharply it is not we that send away do you believe that girl before me v you her what had she done to you i i only just asked her how long she meant to stay here or something by clouds and that hang if i � what i said to they are a bad breed all these girls and you can t say a word but they snap your head off mrs b d no more for at moment came into the room with hei and who appeared u be matters so said she in answer to some on of the old man s nobody you away yon leave ns good friend and yon are going to a cup of ale with ns before you go a tray was then brought in and a ale and lu his m ig m ale slowly but put hers to her lips and set it down again then robert went and sat on the window seat aud there he saw them bringing i hie to away and her grandfather his heart turned dead he looked round for help and looking round he saw mrs bending on him a look in which he seemed read some compassion blended with a good deal of in his despair be appealed t� lier there tliey are really going is it to send away like that that te behaved so well and were minded to go of only mother asked them to stay see how that makes us look and you that were always so kind hearted mrs dear rose mrs did not answer whose appeal was made to her in an but she said to mrs jane the house is yours keep them if it you i am sore it is no business of thank you rose cried robert but his were cut short by the voice of the elder who bad just come in from the yard they are going said he i make no against them there is no ill will on either side bnt i say they ought to go and go they they the old with a look the spoke with a and severity and even with a tain and all felt he was not in a mood to he with robert answered humbly are master here � no one yon you ai e a just man if you were to be cruel the poor and honest you would be sorry for it all your days before the farmer could answer rose put in hastily there bid them stay � you see holds to the girl and you will have to marry them one day or other and so best � that will put an end to all the nonsense talk about the boy and me i say robert is fool enough to think i wanted him for i mrs never what makes you fancy that and cried mrs as if a sudden light broke in upon her what are we all doing here wa can t help folks hearts her are we to robert an innocent lad that never offended one of us and has been a good son to you and a good and brother to me ever since we could walk i ink the devil must have got into heart i shall turn bim out he or no i say he shall have the girl old man and more thou that i have a thousand pounds loose in bank they shall have it to stock a farm it s little enough to give robert � i owe him more than that for let alone years of love good will there now he is going to i suppose bob don t cry for heaven s sake i can t abide lo you are crying rose mrs if i am i don t feel it replied mrs by clouds trembled she in her low firm voice we are going away of our own accord and we thank yon kindly foe and all � we are going ton don t love then no mrs said with the air of one or i don t love mr robert and she lowered her eyes with their long lashes and awaited tell to the men replied yoa can t draw the wool over a sister s eye lady the woman is the only one among you that has a of sense old roughly why don t yoa let her alone � would thank you it can you read a woman s words yon old ass was he i am not an ass woman gravely and sternly and i am in my own house which you seem to forget � rose tip to the eyes � and i am the master of it so long as it is your i should he here john cried mrs with a air and i am that man s father and it is his duty to listen to me and mine not to let make a fool of himself don t pretend to be so particular as robert is � used to be i mean � and t was telling him only yesterday that suppose you have kicked over the traces a bit aa you never broken your ta our knowledge it did not much matter thank jou much obliged to you i am sure but there s reason in of eggs this one been off ihe course altogether and therefore i say again she shows sense by going home and you show no sense by trying ta her here father 