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[Thornberry <den...@zo...>]

Re the gentleman from the country. Hugh would not go in with Agnes,
because he knew Mr Tooke would shake hands with her, and take notice of
anyone who was with her. He waited in the passage till Susan carried in
the fish, when he entered behind her, and slipped to the window till the
party took their seats, when he hoped Mr Tooke would not observe who sat
between Agnes and his father. But the very first thing his father did
was to pull his head back by the hair behind, and ask him whether he had
persuaded Mr Tooke to tell him all about the Crofton boys. Hugh did not
wish to make any answer; but his father said "Eh?" and he thought he
must speak; so he said that Phil had told him all he wanted to know
about the Crofton boys. "Then you can get Mr Tooke to tell you about
Phil, if you want nothing else," said Mr Proctor. Mr Tooke nodded and
smiled; but Hugh began to hand plates with all his might, he was so
afraid that th