To her surprise the answer was an energetic, "Very much."
"Then you are not afraid of living in a farm-house?"
"If I don't like living in it, I'll live out of it," said Elizabeth, returning a very dignified answer to Winthrop's 'good-morning' as he passed through the kitchen.
"Are you going down to Cowslip's mill, Governor?" said Mrs.
Landholm.
"Yes, ma'am."
"You will lose your breakfast."
"I must take the turn of the tide. Never mind breakfast."
"Going down after my trunks?" said Elizabeth.
"Yes, ma'am."
"I'll go too. Wait a minute!"