If you had heard those poor people whom I sent away tonight! What must they, who will have short work these two months, and after that machinery-work, which they fancy is taking the very bread out of their mouths--what must they think of the master ?" He spoke--as we rarely heard John speak: as worldly cares and worldly injustice cause even the best of men to speak sometimes.
"Poor people!" he added, "how can I blame them?
I was actually dumb before them to-night, when they said I must take the cost of what I do--they must have bread for their children.

But so must I for mine.
Lord Luxmore is the cause of all." Here I heard--or fancied I heard--out of the black shadow behind the loom, a heavy sigh.

John and Ursula were too anxious to notice it.
"Could anything be done ?" she asked.

"Just to keep things going till your steam-engine is ready?
Will it cost much ?" "More than I like to think of.

But it must be;--nothing venture--nothing have.