Chapter XVIII

"Tha' Munnot Waste No Time"

Of course Mary did not waken early the next
morning. She slept late because she was
tired, and when Martha brought her breakfast she
told her that though Colin was quite quiet he was
ill and feverish as he always was after he had
worn himself out with a fit of crying. Mary
ate her breakfast slowly as she listened.

"He says he wishes tha' would please go and
see him as soon as tha' can," Martha said. "It's
queer what a fancy he's took to thee. Tha' did
give it him last night for sure -- didn't tha'?
Nobody else would have dared to do it. Eh!
poor lad! He's been spoiled till salt won't save
him. Mother says as th' two worst things as can
happen to a child is never to have his own way -- or
always to have it. She doesn't know which is
th' worst. Tha' was in a fine temper tha'self,
too. But he says to me when I went into his
room, 'Please ask Miss Mary if she'll please come
an' talk to me?' Think o' him saying please!
Will you go, Miss?"

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