"Hush!" said Mona. Then turning to the men she asked very quietly, "Are you working for me?"
The elder touched his cap.
"Yes, ma'am—leastways for Mr. Courtney."
"What did Mr. Courtney tell you to do?"
"To make good that there stone wall, ma'am."
"Then why are you here?"
"We thought best to take what stones we could from here?"
"That was quite unnecessary. You had better put together that pile that you have destroyed. I will wait here till you have done it."
But Jill objected.