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The Great Manufacturer

           Ican’tstay,becauseI’mengagedtosomefellowsto-night.Youwon’tforgethowfondyouareofme?’

           ‘No,dearTom,Iwon’tforget.’

           ‘That’sacapitalgirl,’saidTom.‘Good-bye,Loo.’

           Shegavehimanaffectionategood-night,andwentoutwithhimtothedoor,whencethefiresofCoketowncouldbeseen,makingthedistancelurid.Shestoodthere,lookingsteadfastlytowardsthem,andlisteningtohisdepartingsteps.Theyretreatedquickly,asgladtogetawayfromStoneLodge;andshestoodthereyet,whenhewasgoneandallwasquiet.Itseemedasif,firstinherownfirewithinthehouse,andtheninthefieryhazewithout,shetriedtodiscoverwhatkindofwoofOldTime,thatgreatestandlongest-establishedSpinnerofall,wouldweavefromthethreadshehadalreadyspunintoawoman.Buthisfactoryisasecretplace,hisworkisnoiseless,andhisHandsaremutes.

           

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