nor do the others
On the ground the villagers were doing what
Supplement they could to stop the fire,which was not much. A little further away was a young woman who had just arrived on her horse,witn her maid on foot. They were watching the fire and discussing Gabriel.
‘He's a fine young man,ma'am,’said Liddy,the maid. ‘And look at his clothes!They're all burnt!’
‘Who does he work for?’asked the woman in a clear voice.
‘I don't know,ma'am,nor do the others. He's a stranger. ’
‘Jan Coggan!’called the woman to one of her workers. ‘Do you think the wheat is safe now?’
‘I think so,yes,ma'am,’he answered. ‘If the fire had spread to this wheat-rick,all the other ricks would have caught fire too. That brave young man
Supplement up there on top of the rick is the one who's saved your wheat. ’
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