His affair. In
the old days a peasant kept such matters in his head, and the womenfolk
knew to a day when each of their twenty or fifty cow was due to calve.
But he is a smart young fellow, nevertheless, and not afraid of work, only
a little soured and spoiled of late by having more on his hands than a man
could do. It was plain to see how he brightened up now he had got a man to
help with the work. And he settles there and then that I am to start on
Monday with the harrow horse, carting out manure, the lad to take one of
the Captain's carriage horses for the harrow; he himself would stick to
the ploughing. Ay, we would get our sowing done this year.
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Sunday.
I must be careful not to show any former knowledge of things about the
place here; as, for instance, how far the Captain's timber runs, or where
the various out-houses and buildings are, or the well, or the roads. I
took some time getting things ready for tomorrow--greased the wheels of
the cart, and did up the harness, and gave the horse an extra turn.
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