Let us go to the kitchen-door." "If Jemima happened to be near, then, perhaps!" rejoined Mary; "but if they want to keep me out, you may be sure Mewks has taken care of one door as well as another.

He knows I'm not so easy to keep out." "If you did get in," said Joseph, speaking in a whisper as they went, "would you feel quite safe after this ?" "I have no fear.

I dare say they would lock me up somewhere if they could, before I got to Mr.Redmain's room: once in, they would not dare touch me." "I shall not go out of hearing so long as you are in that house," said Joseph, with decision.

"Not until I have you out again do I leave the premises.

If anything should make you feel uncomfortable, you cry out, miss, and I'll make a noise at the door that everybody at Thornwick over there shall hear me." "It is a large house, Joseph: one might call in many a part of it, and never be heard out of doors.