He's very grateful and desirous to serve me; and I am more than repaid.

Now one night I told this Pinch my history, and all about myself and you; in which he was not a little interested, I can tell you, for he knows you! Aye, you may look surprised--and the longer the better for it becomes you--but you have heard him play the organ in the church of that village before now; and he has seen you listening to his music; and has caught his inspiration from you, too!' 'Was HE the organist ?' cried Mary.

'I thank him from my heart!' 'Yes, he was,' said Martin, 'and is, and gets nothing for it either.
There never was such a simple fellow! Quite an infant! But a very good sort of creature, I assure you.' 'I am sure of that,' she said with great earnestness.

'He must be!' 'Oh, yes, no doubt at all about it,' rejoined Martin, in his usual careless way.

'He is.