16/24 They won't be home till latish an' I'll go bail as full o' strong waters as they can carry. It's not market day to-morrow and your mother'll lie in bed till noon. You can share my bed an' I'll let 'ee out long afore the mistress wakes." "Oh thank you--thank you Hannah. How clever you are to think of all this." "Not much cleverness either. Trust a woman for finding out a way when love's hanging on it." "Love ?" rapped out Lavinia sharply. |