_Th._ But aw tell tho, aw'll stick to th' place day and neet, aw wull. Aw wull. Aw wull. _Col. G._ Come back to-morrow. _Th._ Coom back, saysto? Aw'll not goo away (_growing fierce_). Wilto gie mo mo Mattie? Aw'm noan beawn to ston here so mich lunger. Wilto gie mo mo Mattie? _Col. G._ I cannot give you what I haven't got. _Th._ Aw'll break thi yed, thou villain! (_threatening him with his stick_). Eh, Mattie! Mattie! to loe sich a mon's maister more'n me! I would dey fur thee, Mattie. _Exit_. _Col. G._ It's all a mistake, of course. There are plenty of young men--but my Arthur's none of such. I cannot believe it of him. The daughter! If I could find _her, she_ would settle the question. (_It begins to grow dark_.) I must help the old man to find her. He's sure to come back. Arthur does _not_ look the least like it. But--(_polishes vigorously_). I can_not_ get this boot to look like a gentleman's. I wish I had taken a lesson or two first. I'll get hold of a shoeblack, and make him come for a morning or two. No, he does _not_ look like it. There he comes. (_Goes on polishing_.) _Enter_ GER. _Ger._ William! _Col. G._ (_turning_). Yes, sir. _Ger._ Light the gas. Any one called? _Col. G._ Yes, sir. _Ger._ Who? _Col. G._ I don't know, sir. (_Lighting the gas_.) _Ger._ You should have asked his name. (_Stands before the clay, contemplating it_.) _Col. G._ I'm sorry I forgot, sir. It was only an old man from the country--after his daughter, he said. _Ger._ Came to offer his daughter, or himself perhaps. (_Begins to work at the figure_.) _Col. G._ (_watching him stealthily_). He looked a respectable old party--from Lancashire, he said. _Ger._ I dare say. You will have many such callers. Take the address. Models, you know. _Col. G._ If he calls again, sir? _Ger._ Ask him to leave his address, I say. _Col. G._ But he told me you knew her. _Ger._ Possibly. I had a good many models before I left. But it's of no consequence; I don't want any at present. _Col. G._ He seemed in a great way, sir--and swore. I couldn't make him out. _Ger._ Ah! hm! _Col. G._ He says he saw her come out of the house. _Ger. Has_ there been any girl here? Have you seen any about? _Col. G._ No, sir. _Ger._ My aunt had a dressmaker to meet her here the other evening. I have had no model since I came back. _Col. G._ The man was in a sad taking about her, sir. I didn't know what to make of it. There seemed some truth--something suspicious.