"These days the rich men dunno what's a-comin' to 'em.

If you don't have no interest to pay you ought to git along easy an' give this boy the eddication of a Sile Wright." There was that in his tone and face which indicated that in his opinion Sile had more "eddication" than any man needed.
"Say, Mr.Grimshaw, I'm awful sorry for ye," said my uncle as he returned to his chair, "but I've always learnt this boy to tell the truth an' the hull truth.

I know the danger I'm in.

We're gettin' old.
It'll be hard to start over ag'in an' you can ruin us if ye want to an' I'm as scared o' ye as a mouse in a cat's paw, but this boy has got to tell the truth right out plain.

I couldn't muzzle him if I tried--he's too much of a man.