'Dost find thou hast taken the wrong part, eh ?--There be no need to tell what aileth thee.

'Tis a bit easier to cast off a maiden than to forget her--eh ?' 'No, mistress Rees.

I came not to trouble thee concerning what is past and gone,' said Richard with a sigh.

'It is a taste of thy knowledge I want rather than of thy skill.' 'What skill I have is honest,' said the old woman.
'Far be it from thee to say otherwise, mother Rees.

But I need it not now.