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‘Do wi’ it?’ he repeated, and stood up and faced her, putting his lips together: ‘Do wi’ it, did ye say?’

‘Yes.’

‘Tak’ care on it, my girl. Tak’ care on it. And remember it’s thine. Thou mun sign this list, and all these transfers and fal-lals, and then thou mun go to th’ Bank, and tell Mester Lovatt I’ve sent thee. There’s four hundred pound there. He’ll give thee a cheque-book. I’ve told him all about it. Thou’ll have thy own account, and be sure thou keeps it straight.’

‘I shan’t know a bit what to do, father, and so it’s no use talking,’ she said quietly.

‘I’ll learn ye,’ he replied. ‘Here, tak’ th’ pen, and let’s have thy signature.’

She signed her name many times and put her finger on many seals. Then Tellwright gathered up everything into a bundle, and gave it to her to hold.

‘That’s the lot,’ he said. ‘Have ye gotten ‘em?’

‘Yes,’ she said.

They both smiled, self-consciously. As for Tellwright, he was evidently impressed by the grandeur of this superb renunciation on his part. ‘Shall I keep ‘em for ye?’