"What have you got there--eggs ?" "Yes, mester, fresh uns for the missus." "I'm going in, and I'll take them," said the squire, thus disposing of the difficulty about a messenger.

"There's a canister of powder for you, Dave, when you want some more." "Thanky kindly, mester.

I'll come and get it when I'm up at house." The squire nodded and went on, but turned back to ask when Mr Marston was going over to the works, and upon hearing that it was in the afternoon, he said he would accompany him.
"And how's your lame arm, mester ?" said Dave as soon as the squire had gone.
"Getting better fast, Dave, my man." "And with two holes in it, mester ?" "Yes, with two holes in it." "But are they both getting better ?" "Why, you've been told a dozen times over that they are!" cried Dick.
"Nay, Mester Dick, I know'd as one hole was getting reight, but Mester Marston here nivver said as both weer.

I'm straange and glad.

Heered aught yet 'bout him as did it ?" "No, my man, and don't want to." "Hark at that, Mester Dick! Why, if any one had shot at me, and hot me as they did him, I'd have found him out somehow afore now.