“Perhaps someone’s just carried it in for you.”
“I’ll go and see,” said the Vicar’s wife.
William very quietly joined Ginger, Henry and Douglas who had watched the dénouement open-mouthed.
“Well!” said Ginger, “now you’ve been an’ gone an’ done it.”
“Sellin’ her coat,” said Henry in a tone of shocked horror.
“An’ she’ll probab’ly wear it to church on Sunday an’ she’ll see it,” said Douglas.
“Oh, shut up about it,” said William who was feeling uneasy.
“Well I should think you oughter do something about it,” said Henry virtuously.
“Well, what c’n I do?” said William irritably.
“You won’t half catch it,” contributed Douglas cheerfully, “they’ll be sure to find out who did it. You won’t half catch it.”