But perhaps you haven't.' The conversation was ended by a declaration on the part of Caldigate that they would take a week to think over Mr.Crinkett's kind proposition, and that they might as well occupy the time by taking a look at Ahalala.

A place that had been so much praised and so much abused must be worth seeing.

'Who's been a-praising it,' asked Crinkett, angrily, 'unless it's that fool Jones?
And as for waiting, I don't say that you'll have the shares at that price next week.' In this way he waxed angry; but, nevertheless, he condescended to recommend a man to them, when Caldigate declared that they would like to hire some practical miner to accompany them.

'There's Mick Maggott,' said he, 'knows mining a'most as well as anybody.

You'll hear of him, may be, up at Henniker's.