Posted by Ed Kiser on December 06, 2006 at 22:50:13 from 205.188.117.66 user Kisered.
In Reply to: Re: the 'people's sheep' factor (was UHT milk posted by PeterH on December 06, 2006 at 19:54:29:
PMCH1.doc
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"All right, Miss Nancy... though Ruth's a nice name, I must say."
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"Well, Miss Nancy," said Cook. "With you doing the housekeeping, if you can
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PMCH2.doc
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"You'll be asleep before it's all that dark," said Cook from the doorway.
"And now, Miss Nancy, I've supper ready, and they'll be wanting it."
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PMCH23.doc
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"You'd best take Miss Nancy's," said Cook. "I'll make it right with her.
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PMCH25.doc
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old ruin, nor shouldn't if Miss Nancy hadn't fair rushed me off my feet, and
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want another lost. And if she come back with Miss Nancy, she'll be asking for
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PMCH26.doc
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"Poor lookout for me if they do," said the postman. "I've telled myself a
dozen times I should have out right away and telled Miss Turner that you two
and them two were up to a game. But Miss Nancy's too quick. She has you in
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PMCH6.doc
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"Aye, she's come," said Cook grimly. "She's come, and trouble with her.
Girt auld hen 'at wants to be cock o' t' midden. She's begun by clearing Miss
Nancy off from the head of the table and taking the mistress's place herself.
And I'd put Miss Nancy's napkin ring there, so there could be no mistake. And
it isn't as if Miss Nancy's the little lass she was."
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"Miss Nancy? I couldn't have believed it. 'Cook,' she says, 'Aunt Maria
likes that end of the table better. And she's the visitor so she must choose.
Peggy and I'll sit one each side of her.' Miss Turner looked at her a bit
flummoxed, but she didn't oppen her gob... I mean, she didn't say nowt about
it, and after that Miss Nancy was saying how she hoped the weather would keep
fine for her visit, and Miss Peggy chipped in asking if she liked sitting
facing the engine in the train or the other way and did she have a corner
seat?"
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Cook was looking this way and that round the inside of the hut. "Not but
what it's better'n I thought," she said. "But there's Mrs. Blackett trusted me
to look after you, and here's two of you gone already. Miss Nancy does fair
rush a body off their feet.
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"Not I," said Cook hurriedly. "Thank you kindly, but I must away down. I
had to run up to see where Miss Nancy'd put you before I could be easy in my
mind.
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PMCH7.doc
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of my tongue," said the postman. "But I saw Miss Nancy. She was there making
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She's a terror, Miss Nancy. 'About that letter,' she says. 'And whatever you
ere'll be much worse trouble for us if you don't,' says Miss Nancy. 'And don't
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ays to Miss Nancy. 'And lucky it was,' I says, 'you didn't hit me with that
tried, but I didn't.' She's a limb, is Miss Nancy, but if it's to save trouble
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PPCH11.doc
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"This won't do, Miss Nancy," she said. "You're more'n an hour late, and the
chops I'd on for you'll be pretty near cinders."
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PPCH14.doc
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"That's right," said Mrs. Tyson. "Better for everybody. Keep it up if you
can, Miss Nancy. You've had a good day, I reckon, and home early to end up
well."
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PPCH16.doc
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"You must have your joke, Miss Nancy," said Mrs. Tyson.
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PPCH17.doc
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"What's gone with you, Miss Nancy?" said Mrs. Tyson. "You'll never be
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PPCH25.doc
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"Yon end's not fit," said the old miner. "Ye haven't left them in t' level?
Miss Nancy ought to know yon end's not safe."
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"Aye," said the old man. "More'n once, when he's been having a crack with
me. And what are you doing on High Topps? You can tell Miss Nancy from me she
should know better than to let you folks into t' levels."
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PPCH29.doc
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There's nowt to stop it if a spark catches hold... Miss Nancy! Miss NANCY!"
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out, Miss Nancy. I can't do with you here, and I must tell Mrs. Blackett.
You'll go home to Beckfoot tomorrow, and if you don't like it you mun lump it.
Put it out, Miss Nancy. Put it out and no more said."
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PPCH3.doc
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"Come in," said Slater Bob. "Come in and welcome. I'm nobbut shaping
two-three props to put where there's some gone a bit weak. Wouldn't do for me
to be shut out. Not likely. Eh, Miss Nancy, but there's scarce room for t'
lot o' ye. And no seats..."
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"Well, of course, Miss Nancy, if it's like that... I never thought..."
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"But there's nowt to tell, Miss Nancy," said the old man, "nowt but what most
folk knows."
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PPCH34.doc
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"You've done it this time, Miss Nancy. And nowt to stop it. I should have
sent you packing yesterday."
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WHCH21.doc
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"They'd be glad to see you at Beckfoot, I daresay," said Mrs. Dixon. "It's a
sad do for Mrs. Blackett, with Miss Nancy falling sick and all. A rare upset
when they should have been off to school and giving her a bit of peace."
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WHCH24.doc
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"Nay, you're late for them," said Mrs. Jackson. "They were off in a rare
hurry today. They went up the field after breakfast and came down talking of
Miss Nancy signalling from Beckfoot.
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WHCH25.doc
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"Not since this morning, Mr. Turner," said Mrs. Jackson. "I've seen never a
sign of them since the lad put his nose in and was off again when I told him
what a hurry there was here with Miss Nancy signalling to them and all."
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"But, Miss Nancy," said cook.
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WHCH9.doc
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"And so Miss Nancy's got mumps," said Mrs. Jackson at Holly Howe, looking at
the note Mrs. Blackett had sent her. "And Miss Peggy's to sleep here. And
none of them