Faggus

Faggus, you are nothing but a fool to mix your felony with your farmership.

Lorna Doone Richard Doddridge 2004

Faggus among these poor rustic warriors, I took to my hostel; and went to bed, being as weary as weary can be.

Lorna Doone Richard Doddridge 2004

Now that she had some idea of its price and quality, she had begun to fear that some one, perhaps even Squire Faggus (in whom her faith was illiberal), might form designs against my health, to win the bauble from me.

Lorna Doone Richard Doddridge 2004

I knew what Lorna was thinking of; she was thinking all the time that her necklace had been taken by the Doones with violence upon some great robbery; and that Squire Faggus knew it, though he would not show his knowledge; and that this was perhaps the reason why mother had refused it so.

Lorna Doone Richard Doddridge 2004

Now this farm of Squire Faggus (as he truly now had a right to be called) was of the very finest pasture, when it got good store of rain.

Lorna Doone Richard Doddridge 2004

Faggus still said never a word all the while; but began to buckle his things on, for he knew that women are to be met with wool, as the cannon-balls were at the siege of Tiverton Castle;

Lorna Doone Richard Doddridge 2004

Tom Faggus to come with me, but he refused, and I knew the reason.

Lorna Doone Richard Doddridge 2004

When I have added that Faggus as yet had never been guilty of bloodshed

Lorna Doone Richard Doddridge 2004

All the time mother was scolding so, she was feeling me, and wiping me; while Faggus tried to look greatly ashamed, having sense of the ways of women.

Lorna Doone Richard Doddridge 2004

Gwenny Carfax at the gravy — and only mother, and Tom, and I remained at the white deal table, with brandy, and schnapps, and hot water jugs; Squire Faggus said quite suddenly, and perhaps on purpose to take us aback, in case of our hiding anything, — ‘What do you know of the history of that beautiful maiden, good mother?’

Lorna Doone Richard Doddridge 2004