Dye always averred "that the work never went so well as when the young master helped at it." "Twt, twt, he is like the rest of the world these days," said Ebben, "works when he likes, and is idle when he likes.

When I was young--" etc.

etc.
When the haymaking began he was everywhere in request, and entered with much energy into the work of the harvest.

Early and late he was out with the mowers, and, at a push, with his strong shoulders and brawny arms could use the scythe as well as any of the men.

The Vicar paid occasional visits to the hayfields, and Betto was busy from morning to night filling the baskets with the lunch of porridge and milk, or the afternoon tea for the haymakers, or preparing the more substantial dinner and supper.
"What's Dinas thinking of ?" said Ebben, drying his heated face; "not begun to mow yet ?" "Begin to-morrow," answered Dye.