"'Kill that woman for me!' she whispered.
"'You don't know what I dare, or what I dar'n't do!' said I, drawing a little back from her. 'If you will promise to run off with me afterwards, I will see what I can do with her.'
"'I'll do anything you like; but you must first kill her.'
"'You are not in earnest, Grace?'
"'I mean what I say!'
"'How shall we be able to accomplish it? She is away now, and she may not return before her master comes back.'
"'Never doubt her. She will be back to see after the house, and that we are in no mischief.'
"'She sleeps with you?'
"'Not always. She will to-night.'
"'I will wait till you are asleep, and then I will kill her with a blow of the axe on the head. It will be over in a minute. Which side of the bed does she lie on?'