With some exceptions they were a rough lot, and showed little friendliness or good-humor over it.

One even threw out a hint that no cockney forges were wanted in Hillsborough.

But another took him up, and said, "Maybe not; but you are not much of a man to drink his liquor and grudge him his bread." After this waste of time and money, Henry went back to the works, and a workman told him rather sulkily, he was wanted in the foreman's office.
He went in, and there was a lovely girl of eighteen, who looked at him with undisguised curiosity, and addressed him thus: "Sir, is it you that carve wood so beautifully ?" Henry blushed, and hesitated; and that made the young lady blush herself a very little, and she said, "I wished to take lessons in carving." Then, as he did not reply, she turned to Mr.Bayne.

"But perhaps he objects to teach other people ?" "WE should object to his teaching other workmen," said the foreman; "but," turning to Henry, "there is no harm in your giving her a lesson or two, after hours.

You will want a set of the tools, miss ?" "Of course I shall.