“Beazeley up and died at the mill, and she bedevilled her father to let her take his two young 'uns here.”
“You don't mean to say that with her other work she's taking care of other people's children too?”
“Yes, and eddicatin' them.”
“Educating them?”
“Yes; teachin' them to read and write and do sums. One of our loggers ketched her at it when she was keepin' tally.”
We were both silent for some moments.
“I suppose you know Johnson?” I said finally.
“Not much.”
“But you call here at other times than when you're helping her?”
“Never been in the house before.”