Mr. Helstone returned the salutation of the individual in the gig very stiffly indeed. That individual proceeded,--
"We're eleven strong men, and there's both horses and chariots amang us. If we could only fall in wi' some of these starved ragamuffins of frame-breakers we could win a grand victory. We could iv'ry one be a Wellington--that would please ye, Mr. Helstone--and sich paragraphs as we could contrive for t' papers! Briarfield suld be famous. But we'se hev a column and a half i' th' _Stilbro' Courier_ ower this job, as it is, I dare say. I'se expect no less."
"And I'll promise you no less, Mr. Yorke, for I'll write the article myself," returned the rector.

We're eleven strong men, and if we could only meet some of these starved ragamuffins of frame-breakers we'd win a grand victory. We could every one be a Wellington - that would please ye, Mr. Helstone - and sich paragraphs as we could contrive for t' papers! We'll hev a column and a half i' th' Stilbro' Courier ower this job, as it is, I dare say. I'd expect no less."
"And I'll promise you no less, Mr. Yorke, for I'll write the article myself," returned the rector.
