"
"It is a long time, Bill, but I haven't been up to anything, even
to coming up here. Put on your cap and we will go for a walk across
the moors together."
In a few seconds Bill joined him, and they soon left the village
behind.
"Oi thought as how thou didn't feel oop to talking loike, Moister
Ned. Oi heared tell as how thou did'st not get on well wi' Foxey;
he be a roight down bad un, he be; it were the talk of the place
as how you gived him a clout atween t' eyes, and oi laughed rarely
to myself when oi seed him come through t' mill wi' black and blue
all round 'em. There warn't a hand there but would have given a
week's pay to have seen it done."
"I am afraid I was wrong, Bill," Ned said, feeling ashamed rather
then triumphant at the thought. "I oughtn't to have done it, but
my beastly temper got the best of it."
"Doan't say that Maister Ned; he deserves ten toimes worse nor
ye gived him, and he will get it some time if he doan't mind. Oi
tell ee there be lots of talk of him, and Captain Lud's gang be a
getting stronger and stronger. Oi tell ye, t' maisters be agoing
to have a bad time on it afore long, and Foxey be sure to be one
of the first served out."
"Well, don't you have anything to do with it, Bill. You know
I have told you over and over again that no good can come of such
bad doings, and that the men will only make matters much worse for
themselves.
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