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TIT FOR TAT 173hey? I've heard of you I've heard of you! Ridingon pigs and breaking the Sabbath ! A nice lot ! Whatdo you want here, hey? What do you want of theold pagan, hey? / don't ask favours of parsons andI don't give any. What do you want, I say?"Faith wished herself a thousand miles away.Shestammered out her thought in its naked simplicity."I came to ask you to go to church and payto the salary."Norman glared at her. Then he burst forth again."You impudent young hussy you! Who put youup to it, jade? Who put you up to it?""Nobody," said poor Faith."That's a lie. Don't lie to me! Who sent youhere? It wasn't your father he hasn't the smeddumof a flea but he wouldn't send you to do what hedassn't do himself. I supposeit was some of themconfounded old maids at the Glen, was it was it,hey?""No I I just came myself.""Do you take me for a fool ?" shouted Norman."No I thought you were a gentleman," said Faithfaintly, and certainly without any thought of beingsarcastic.Norman bounced up."Mind your own business. I don't want to hearanother word from you. If youwasn't such a kidI'd teach you to interfere in what doesn't concern you.When I want parsons or pill-dosers I'll send for them.