Ellen's come back.
She's been lying out these three nights, and is awful hard up.

It's not my fault, I have sent her money enough, in all conscience." "Where is she ?" inquired Madge, curtly.
"Outside, in the plantation." "Why don't you bring her in, you treacherous young wolf ?" replied she.
"What did you bring her to shame for, if you are going to starve her ?" "I was going to fetch her in," said George, indignantly; "only I wanted to find out what your temper was like, you vicious old cow.

How did I know but what you would begin some of your tantrums, and miscall her ?" "No fear o' that! no fear of pots and kettles with me! lead her in, lad, before she's frozen!" George went back for her, and finding her still in the same place, brought her in.

Madge was standing erect before the fire, and, walking up to the unfortunate Ellen, took her baby from her, and made her sit before the fire.
"Better not face the old man," said she; "he's away to the revels, and he'll come home drunk.

Make yourself happy for to-night, at all events." The poor thing began to cry, which brought on such a terrible fit of coughing that Madge feared she would rupture a blood-vessel.