"I can't think why he wanted to go out in such weather," he said impatiently.
"Well, it's none of your business, Bunting, now, is it ?" "No, that's true enough.

Still, 'twould be a very bad thing for us if anything happened to him.

This lodger's the first bit of luck we've had for a terrible long time, Ellen." Mrs.Bunting moved a little impatiently in her high chair.

She remained silent for a moment.

What Bunting had said was too obvious to be worth answering.