No, of course not; I shouldn't think of borrowing!" As she spoke she turned round and pushed something she had in her hand into her bosom.

"No, of course not!" "I could hear he had been talking about me." "No, indeed, how could you think so ?" "Yes he was, mother," he persisted, gloomily.
"About you?
Oh, well, I was telling him a little about how hard you were working now to get together those few shillings for Mrs.Holman." Barbara talked rather confusedly.
"And perhaps about Silla, too ?" he asked searchingly.
"Oh, no! he knew all about that before.

I'm not the only one who knows about it in this gossiping place, and, upon my honour, Nikolai, it didn't come from me--not to-day," she added.
"I wouldn't have minded if you had said it then; it would be a good thing for that fellow to know that she is an engaged girl." "Isn't that just what I said?
Only he didn't believe it." "No, I dare say not!" Nikolai stood at the window reflecting.

This visit of Veyergang's! He had enough noise and worry just now down at the smithy.

It was just a question whether he should not be made a foreman.