He'd been ordered off; yet here he was talking to Bonnie!
XV - The Commandment That Was Broke
I stood close up to the boathouse door and was going to step out, but what the hired man was saying to Bonnie Bell was so nervy I had to stop. Besides, I wanted to hear what she'd say to show him his place.
"From the first minute I saw you," says he, "I couldn't help it. I swore then I'd meet you some day, and sometime——"
"Is this the way?" I heard her say, low.
"It's the only way I have," says he. "If there was a better, don't you think I'd take it? But what chance did I have? I had to make some way; I wouldn't of been any sort of man if I hadn't."
She must just of stood looking at him. I couldn't see.
"I had to find some way to tell you," says he. "What part have I had in this foolish squabble? Was that my fault? I'm only a servant now; but give me a chance to break out of that. Why, when I was out West——"
"Were you out West?" says she, sudden.