“You have had a deal of truck with women?”
Joe grunted.
“Wi’ one woman, you mean,” he said savagely.
Hal looked at him curiously before he spoke.
“What will I do about Anny?” he said at last.
Joe cleared his throat; he had very strong views on this subject.
“You make too much ado about her,” he said.
“But for these last two weeks I have said naught to her,” Hal objected.
Joe knew this was true and he shrugged his shoulders.
“I should be sharp with her, lad,” he said at last. “Tell her there be other lasses you could love, and she’ll come round in no time.”