Dark Mist Rising
“‘Maggie maun stay.' Further questioning elicited that he had slipped into camp during the night; Jee could move as unseen and quiet as a small animal. He had slept under the caravan, crept inside while Tom and I were at our brief breakfast and hidden himself in the rug. Now he eyed the food on the low table.
‘Eat,' I said, and he fell on the bread and cheese.
Tom said, ‘Are we taking him with us? Maybe he should go back the next time the door is unlocked.' ‘No,' Jee said around a mouthful of br...ead. ‘Maggie said I maun stay.' ‘That woman orders everybody around,' Tom said, then glanced at me. ‘Sorry, Peter. I'm sure your wife is ... is really a wonderful person.' He was sure of no such thing, and Maggie was not my wife, and I had no idea what to do with the dirty boy gobbling enough food for three children. How was I going to explain him to the savages? Another ‘servant'? But one thing was clear.
‘Tom, you can't tell anyone that Jee is my brother. It could put him in real danger.MoreLess
‘Eat,' I said, and he fell on the bread and cheese.
Tom said, ‘Are we taking him with us? Maybe he should go back the next time the door is unlocked.' ‘No,' Jee said around a mouthful of br...ead. ‘Maggie said I maun stay.' ‘That woman orders everybody around,' Tom said, then glanced at me. ‘Sorry, Peter. I'm sure your wife is ... is really a wonderful person.' He was sure of no such thing, and Maggie was not my wife, and I had no idea what to do with the dirty boy gobbling enough food for three children. How was I going to explain him to the savages? Another ‘servant'? But one thing was clear.
‘Tom, you can't tell anyone that Jee is my brother. It could put him in real danger.MoreLess
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