"Ay. I doubt it'll be a blust'ry night," replied Waite.
"It's been a dry month," remarked Coast.
"Ay. Pond shows bottom, an' beck's dry."
"It would be a bad job for Robson if a spark from the engine caught on his straw."
"Ay."
"Those buildings are very near the yard, aren't they?"
"Ay."
"I believe the wind is blowing from the south too. There'll be rain soon."
"Oh, ay."
"Did you see in the paper about that stack fire at the other side of Market Burton? They don't know yet whether it was a spark from the engine or whether some one had set it on fire."