They gave him some supper, which he ate in the chimney corner,
looking up and staring every now and then at Edith, to whom he
appeared very much attached already.
"Is it good?" said Humphrey to the boy, giving him another venison
steak.
"Yes; not have so good supper in pithole," replied Pablo, laughing.
Early on the following morning, Edward and Humphrey set off to
Lymington with the cart laden with meat. Edward showed Humphrey all
the shops and the streets they were in where the purchases were to be
made--introduced him to the landlord of the hostelry--and having sold
their meat, they returned home. The rest of the meat was taken to
Lymington and disposed of by Humphrey on the following day; and the
day after that the three skins were carried to the town and disposed
of.
"We made a good day's work, Edward," said Humphrey, as he reckoned up
the money they had made.
"We earned it with some risk, at all events," replied Edward; "and
now, Humphrey, I think it is time that I keep my promise to Oswald,
and go over to the intendant's house, and pay my visit to the young
lady, as I presume she is--and certainly she has every appearance of
being one. I want the visit to be over, as I want to be doing."
"How do you mean, Edward?"
"I mean that I want to go out and kill some deer, but I will not do it
till after I have seen her: when I shall have acquitted myself of my
visit, I intend to defy the intendant and all his verderers.
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