Behold these clothes, consider my mean employment.

Shall I abash myself before my daughter ?" "Master Bonnet," exclaimed Greenway, hastily stepping to the doorway through which the captain had departed, "ye shallna tie yoursel' to the skirts o' the de'il; ye shallna run awa' an' hide yoursel' from your daughter wha seeks, in tears an' groans, for her unworthy father.

Sit down, Master Bonnet, an' wait here until your good daughter comes." The Belinda's captain had intended to send his boat back to his vessel, but now he determined to take her himself.

This was such a strange situation that it might need explanation.
Kate screamed when he made known his errand.

"What!" she cried, "my father in the town, and did he not come back with you?
Is he sick?
Is he wounded?
Is he in chains ?" "And my Dickory," cried Dame Charter, "was he not there?
Has he not yet returned to the town?
It must now be a long time since he went away." "I know not anything more than I have told you," said the captain.