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'A sailor. Grace was always a roving nature herself. She never would settle down quiet and take a husband from these parts. She was maid to our squire's lady then, and went to foreign parts with her; but folks say she's steadied down now wonderful. They've been living at Portsmouth, she and her little girl.' A SAILOR GRACE WAS ALWAYS A ROVING NATURE HERSELF SHE NEVER WOULD SETTLE DOWN AND QUIET AND TAKE A HUSBAND FROM THESE PARTS SHE WAS MADE TO OUR SQUIRE'S LADY THEN AND WENT TO FOREIGN PARTS WITH HER BUT FOLK SAY SHE'S STEADIED DOWN NOW WONDER THEY'VE BEEN LIVING AT PORTSMOUTH SHE AND HER LITTLE GIRL
a sore puzzle to him. The boy continued in a slow, thoughtful tone, 'I saw some one to-day that I feel might be an enemy, but she's a girl; men don't fight with women.' 'I'd rather tackle a man than a woman any day. They be a powerful enemy sometimes, lad! And what have this young maid done to you?' 'She said,'--and Teddy's eyes grew bright whilst the blood rushed into his cheeks--'she said she didn't believe a word of father's story--not a word of it! And she laughed, and walked away.' 'That was coming it strong; and who is she, to talk so?' 'She's a stranger; Sam said she's come to live with old Sol at the turnpike.' 'That must be Grace's child,' said old Mrs. Platt, coming up and joining in the conversation. 'I heard she was coming to stay with her father this summer, and glad I am of it too--the old man is very lonely. I suppose her husband is at sea again.' 'What is her husband?' inquired Teddy's mother, as with work in hand she came out and took a seat in the old-fashioned porch. ANCE WARRANTED BUT TEDDY'S SPEECHES WERE OFTEN A SORE PUZZLE TO HIM THE BOY CONTINUED IN A SLOW THOUGHTFUL TONE I SAW SOME ONE TODAY THAT I FEEL MIGHT BE AN ENEMY BUT SHE'S A GIRL MEN DON'T FIGHT WITH WOMEN I'D RATHER TACKLE A MAN THAN A WOMAN ANY DAY THEY BE A POWERFUL ENEMY SOMETIMES LAD AND WHAT HAVE THIS YOUNG MAID DONE TO YOU SHE SAID AND TEDDY'S EYES GREW BRIGHT WHILST THE BLOOD RUSHED INTO HIS CHEEKS SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE A WORD A FATHER'S STORY NOT A WORD OF IT AND SHE LAUGHED AND WALKED AWAY THAT WAS COMING IT STRONG AND WHO IS SHE TO TALK SO SHE'S A STRANGER SAM SAID SHE'S COME TO LIVE WITH OLD SOL AT THE TURNPIKE THAT MUST BE GRACE'S CHILD SAID OLD MISSUS PLATT COMING UP AND JOINING IN THE CONVERSATION I HEARD SHE WAS COMING TO STAY WITH HER FATHER IN THIS SUMMER AND GLAD I AM OF IT TOO THE OLD MAN IS VERY LONELY I SUPPOSE HER HUSBAND IS AT SEA AGAIN WHAT IS HER HUSBAND INQUIRED TEDDY'S MOTHER AS WITH WORK IN HAND SHE CAME OUT AND TOOK A SEAT IN THE OLD FASHIONED PORCH
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