"Molly, I can't have ye worry him—"
"No such thing! I am going to coax him to stay here instead of going abroad. I feel sure that if we can but persuade him to stay, something will happen."
"What will happen?"
"Something!"
"How do ye know?"
"I don't know; I only feel it."
"Very well, asthore. If you can tease Jack into staying, I'll bless ye."
"That will be most enjoyable, I make no doubt!" she answered, and stepped back out of reach.
"Oh, thank you, John!" She tied the hat over her curls, and placed her hand on my lord's arm. "Lazy Miles is going to sleep again!" she said. "And I so dislike to hear him snore, so let's go a long way away—into the rose garden!"
"Don't go so far as all that!" drawled Miles, closing his eyes. "You will tire yourselves."