Ee says ee knows they're set on grabbin' the birds t'other side the estate, over beyond Mellor way--ee's got wind of it--an' ee's watchin' night an' day to see they don't do him no bad turn _this_ month, bekase o' the big shoot they allus has in January.

An' lor', ee do speak drefful bad o' _soom_ folks," said Mrs.Jellison, with an amused expression.

"You know some on 'em, miss, don't yer ?" And the old woman, who had begun toying with her potatoes, slanted her fork over her shoulder so as to point towards the Hurds' cottage, whereof the snow-laden roof could be seen conspicuously through the little lattice beside her, making sly eyes the while at her visitor.
"I don't believe a word of it," said Marcella, impatiently.

"Hurd has been in good work since October, and has no need to poach.

Westall has a down on him.