"Me work for a man I don't see?"
"He don't see nobody but me."
"What ails him?"
"Nothing. 'Tis his way. He's shy o' people."
"There'll be no company, then?"
"None."
"What men will there be to help about the place?"
"The men that drive in from the village with supplies."
"How far off is the village?"
"Twelve miles. When they can't drive they come in on snow-shoes."