"Would it not be worth while," said Mr. Hale, "to ask your old master if he would take you back again? It might be a poor chance, but it would be a chance."
He looked up again, with a sharp glance at the questioner; and then tittered a low and bitter laugh.
"Measter! if it's no offence, I'll ask yo' a question or two in my turn."
"You're quite welcome," said Mr. Hale.
"I reckon yo'n some way of earning your bread. Folk seldom lives i' Milton just for pleasure, if they can live anywhere else."
"You are quite right. I have some independent property, but my intention in settling in Milton was to become a private tutor."

'Would it not be worth while,' said Mr. Hale, 'to ask your old master if he would take you back again?'
Higgins uttered a low and bitter laugh.
'Measter! if it's no offence, I'll ask yo' a question or two in my turn.'
'You're quite welcome,' said Mr. Hale.
'I reckon yo'n some way of earning your bread.'
'You are quite right. I am a private tutor.'
