12/27 But I have got a quantity of work to do. You can see that by my fingers." The girl made a courtesy, and took the pitcher from him, because he was knocking it against his legs; but he could not be angry when he looked into her eyes, though the habit of his temper made him try to fume. Who told you anything about it? You must remember that I never even heard of your name before." "Oh, come, I can't quite take down that. Everybody knows me for fifty miles or more; and I don't care what they think of me." "You may please yourself about believing me," she answered, without concern about it. |