"You chaps that limit yourselves to 'Sunday reading' get narrow-minded," declared Withycombe. "For why? You only see one side of life. I don't blame you, because you've got to do your work on weekdays; but you'd find there's a lot of very fine books just so good on Sunday as Monday. 'The Rights of Man,' for example. There's a proper book, and it don't interfere with the rights of God for a moment." "Mr. Chaffe be going to ax seventeen and six for the gate and five shillings for the hinges and lachet," said Melinda. "A very fair price and I shan't quarrel with it." He handed his tobacco pouch to the visitor. It was covered with otter skin now grown shabby. Arthur filled his pipe. "We stand for different things, you and me," he said, "yet, thank God, agree in the virtues. Duty's duty, and a man that's honest with himself can't miss it." "Oh yes he can, Arthur. There's plenty that be honest enough and don't want to shirk, yet miss the road." "Because they won't read the sign-posts." "Now stop!" commanded Melinda. "Talk about something interesting. How's 'Orphan Dinah'? Haven't seen her for a month." "She's very well. Passed the time of day yesterday. Been helping in the harvest. Ben Bamsey have had the best wheat he remembers. 'Tis harvest thanksgiving with us Sunday week. And something out of the common to thank for this year." "When's the wedding? You'll know if anybody does--Ben's right hand as you be." "No, no; his wife's his right hand. But we'm like brothers I grant. In fact, few brothers neighbour so close I dare say. No news of the wedding; and that don't worry Ben. You know what Dinah is to him." "Nearer than his own I reckon." "Mustn't say that; but--well, now that the date is only waiting for Dinah, Ben begins to feel what her going will be. No doubt we shall hear soon. Faith Bamsey's at Dinah about it. She reckons it's not fair to Johnny to keep him on the hooks longer." "More it is." "Well, I dare say you're right, Mrs. Honeysett. Dinah's the sort that loves liberty; but the maids have got to come to it, and she's a good girl and will go into matrimony fearless." "Fearless enough," said Enoch. "If she'd been born in a different station of life, how that creature would have rode to hounds!" "She's more interesting than most young things in my opinion, because there's rather more to her," explained Mr. Chaffe. "With most of them, from the point of our experience, they are pretty easy to be read, and they do what you expect from their characters oftener than not. But she'll surprise you more than many grown-ups for that matter." "It's something that a man who knows human nature so well as you should be surprised, Arthur," said the old hunter. The other laughed at a recollection.