"I don't know but that I be," she answered.
"'Tis natural, isn't it, when one is going away ?" "But you wasn't born here as I was." "No." "There's folk left behind that you'd fain have with 'ee, I reckon ?" "Why do you think that ?" "I've seen things and I've heard things; and, Suke, I say 'twill be a good move for me to get 'ee away.

I don't mind his leavings abroad, but I do mind 'em at home." Suke's face was not changed from its aspect of listless indifference by the words.

She answered nothing; and shortly after he went out for his customary pipe of tobacco at the top of the garden.
The restlessness of Suke had indeed owed its presence to the gentleman of Tim's suspicions, but in a different--and it must be added in justice to her--more innocent sense than he supposed, judging from former doings.

She had accidentally discovered that Fitzpiers was in the habit of coming secretly once or twice a week to Hintock, and knew that this evening was a favorite one of the seven for his journey.

As she was going next day to leave the country, Suke thought there could be no great harm in giving way to a little sentimentality by obtaining a glimpse of him quite unknown to himself or to anybody, and thus taking a silent last farewell.