Corp, accordingly, was not surprised at his "How is Grizel ?" now, and he answered, between two spits, "She's fine; she gave me this." It was one of the Painted Lady's silver candlesticks, and the doctor asked sharply why Grizel had given it to him.
"She said because she liked me," Corp replied, wonderingly.

"She brought it to my auntie's door soon after I loused, and put it into my hand: ay, and she had a blue shawl, and she telled me to give it to Gavinia, because she liked her too." "What else did she say ?" Corp tried to think.

"I said, 'This cows, Grizel, but thank you kindly,'" he answered, much pleased with his effort of memory, but the doctor interrupted him rudely.

"Nobody wants to hear what you said, you dottrel; what more did she say ?" And thus encouraged Corp remembered that she had said she hoped he would not forget her.

"What for should I forget her when I see her ilka day ?" he asked, and was probably about to divulge that this was his reply to her, but without waiting for more, McQueen turned his beast's head and drove to the entrance to the Double Dykes.