It would be some satisfaction to punish the meddlesome fellow.
Two days afterwards the notice was fixed on the gateposts, but a week went by without its attracting fresh customers.

Then a bill from the colliery arrived and Bell put down his price another two-and-six.

For a day or two, no orders came in, and he resolved to wait until the week was out and then, if needful, get Hayes to arrange for a meeting with Osborn.
On the last evening of the week, a number of the co-operators met in the kitchen at Ashness and for a time talked about the weather and the price of sheep.

Askew let them talk and Kit was too preoccupied to give them a lead.

He had been thoughtful since he met Janet Bell, for she had banished the self-deception he had unconsciously used and thrown a new and disturbing light on his friendship with Grace.