You'll go with me, Hickathrift ?" "Ay, squire, to the end of the world, if thou bids me; but I tell ye--" He stopped short.
"Well, what, man?
Here, drink!" "Efter yow, squire," said the big fellow sturdily.

"I tell ye that no mortal man, nor no two men, couldn't take that punt across to Grimsey in the dark to-night.

We should be swept no one knows wheer, and do no good to them as wants the help." "But we can't leave them to drown, man!" cried the squire.
"No; we can't do that, and we wean't," cried Hickathrift.

"They'll get right on the roof if the bed-rooms gets full; and while we're waiting for day we'll have the punt hauled up.

Jacob'll howd the light, and I'll see if I can't mend the hole.