"I didna' hear that," said Ben, "along o' only bein' on th'
stepladder lookin, over th' wall.  But I'll tell thee this. 
There's been things goin' on outside as you house people
knows nowt about.  An' what tha'll find out tha'll find
out soon."

And it was not two minutes before he swallowed the last
of his beer and waved his mug solemnly toward the window
which took in through the shrubbery a piece of the lawn. 

"Look there," he said, "if tha's curious.  Look what's comin'
across th' grass."

When Mrs. Medlock looked she threw up her hands and gave
a little shriek and every man and woman servant within hearing
bolted across the servants' hall and stood looking through
the window with their eyes almost starting out of their heads. 

Across the lawn came the Master of Misselthwaite and he
looked as many of them had never seen him.  And by his,
side with his head up in the air and his eyes full
of laughter walked as strongly and steadily as any boy
in Yorkshire--Master Colin. 

[End.]
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