Haldane laid her hand on Stephen’s, which was beginning to unfasten his purse—a bag carried on the left side, under the girdle.
“Pay me,” she said, “in care for Ermine.”
“There’s plenty of that coin,” answered Stephen, smiling, as he withdrew his hand. “You’ll look to your half of the bargain, Mother, and trust me to remember mine.”
Note 1. The ordinary fire at this time was of wood. Charcoal, the superior class of fuel, cost from 5 shillings to 10 shillings per ton (modern value from six to twelve guineas).
Chapter Nine.
The Secret that was not told.
“Thine eye is on Thy wandering sheep;
Thou knowest where they are, and Thou wilt keep
And bring them home.”
Hetty Bowman.