[The Odds by Ethel M. Dell]@TWC D-Link bookThe Odds CHAPTER V 8/9
"A bonny lass she be.
You ain't thinking of getting settled now? I'm thinking she'd keep your home tidy and bright." "Good-bye!" said Merefleet with steady persistence. "Aye, she would," said the old man, shifting the tobacco in his cheek. "She's been a rare comfort to me and mine.
She'd be a blessing to your home, Master Bernard.
Take an old chap's word for it, an old chap as knows what's what.
That young lady'll be the joy of some man's heart some day.
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