And she just as queerly cautious again: "'Tis more than I can say. No,
I doubt if he will."
"Ho! Have you said a word of it to himself?"
"No—well, yes, I've talked a bit with him, maybe. But that's the way
I think."
"Like to know, now—suppose he'd a bit of land of his own…."
"How do you mean?"
"If he'd work on a place of his own?"
"No."
"Well, have you said anything?"
"Said anything? Can't you see for yourself? No, I don't see anything in him Eleseus, that way."
"Don't sit there talking ill of him," said Isak impartially. "All I can see is, he's doing a good day's work down there."