He took her into the bar and said to his wife, " Here, missis, take this young woman into the parlour; she's a little overcome" —for Hetty's tears were falling fast.
For he's so alone; but the missis said: " Go to that gentleman, " she says, " at whose country place our lodger stayed; maybe he'll tell you what to do, or come himself" .
`and he asked whether we weren't in trouble at the Grange. I thought he meant for missis's sickness, so I answered, yes. Then says he, " They's somebody gone after `em, I guess" ? I stared.
" If Meg had four, the house wouldn't hold them, and master and missis would have to camp in the garden, " broke in Jo, who, enveloped in a big blue pinafore, was giving the last polish to the door handles.