She felt rather as if he almost boasted about it.
"Oh, I've heard it ever since I remember," he answered crossly.

"They are always whispering about it and thinking I don't notice.

They wish I would, too." Mistress Mary felt quite contrary.

She pinched her lips together.
"If they wished I would," she said, "I wouldn't.

Who wishes you would ?" "The servants--and of course Dr.Craven because he would get Misselthwaite and be rich instead of poor.