I've spoken to him very strongly about you, and I don't
think he'll dare to push matters to extremities, although he may
grumble a bit. If he catches you, and you find his temper particularly
bad, just mention the dog Gelert to him. I told him the story this
morning and it produced a great impression on his mind."
"He'll hunt me," said Sabina tearfully. "Whatever dog I might talk to
him about he'll hunt me."
"If he does," said Meldon, "I'll engage you myself. We'll be wanting a
girl as soon as ever we go home, to look after the baby a bit and do
the cooking and washing, and keep the whole place clean generally.
You'd like to come and live in the house with me, wouldn't you, Sabina?"
"I'm not sure would I."
"You would. There's no doubt about it. But we need not discuss that
yet, for I don't expect Mr. Doyle will sack you. What I really want to
talk to you about is that judge. Where is the judge?"
"He's gone," said Sabina.
"I know that," said Meldon. "But he'll come back all right. He must
come back for his luggage."
"He will not then. It's not an hour ago since Patsy Flaherty, the same
that does be driving the car, came in and said he had orders to take
all the luggage there was and the fishing-rods, and the rest of
whatever there might be in the place belonging to the gentleman.
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