She pointed to a white object on the turf. Captain Cai stooped, picked it up, and held it gingerly in his hand.
"She didn' seem a careless sort, neither," he mused.
"Not altogether," the child agreed with him.
"Dinah," said Mrs Bosenna, halting suddenly as they walked homeward in the dusk, "I've left one of my cuffs behind!"
"Yes, mistress."
"'Yes, mistress,'" Mrs Bosenna mimicked her. "If 'twas anything belonging to you, you'd be upset enough."
"I'd have more reason," said Dinah stolidly. "Do 'ee want me to run back an' fetch it?"
"No—o." Her mistress seemed to hesitate. "'Tisn't worth while; and ten chances to one somebody will find it."
"That's what I was thinkin'," agreed Dinah.