Then he addressed the native.

"Can you tell us, sir, where Millville is ?" he asked.
"Sev'n mile up the road." "Thank you kindly.

Is there any carriage to be had ?" The man smiled sardonically.
"Kerridges," he said, "don't grow in these parts.

I take it you be the party fer the Wegg farm." "You're right," said Mr.Merrick.

"I'm glad we are getting acquainted.
Folks all well ?" "Pretty fair." "Now, sir, we want some breakfast, to begin with, and then some way to get to my farm." "Peggy orter 'a' looked after you," remarked the man, eyeing the dainty gowns of the young ladies reflectively.
"Who's Peggy ?" "That's McNutt, the man you hired to do things." "Ah, yes; he surely ought to have sent some sort of a team to meet us," agreed Uncle John.