[Two Years Ago, Volume II. by Charles Kingsley]@TWC D-Link bookTwo Years Ago, Volume II. CHAPTER XXIV 14/42
"The money's yours.
I suppose you know the worth of it by now ?" "Ees, none better.
But I don't want he to get hold of it; he's made away with enough already;" and she began to think. "Curiously impassive people, we Wessex worthies, when we are a little ground down with trouble.
You must give her time, and she will do our work.
She wants the money, but she is long past being excited at the prospect of it." "What's that you're whispering ?" asked she sharply. Campbell stamped with impatience. "You don't trust us yet, eh ?--then, there!" and he took five sovereigns from his pocket, and tossed them on the table.
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