making I’ll settle in my own way.” “Yes, sur.” “Well, go on to bed, it’s done now. But don’t think I shall not remember it.” Whether it was a threat of punishment or a promise of reward, Jud and his partner could not be sure, for the night was too dark to see the speaker’s face. There was a catch in his voice that might have been caused by a barely controlled anger. Or it might have been laughter, but they did not think of that.
