Chapter 68

After a while I says to Tivvy— “Where’s that tea?” But she’d thrown it away. “Gideon,” I said, “was there bane in that tea you did tell Tivvy to give Mother?” “Now what do I know what Tivvy did give to Mother?” says he. “Oh, Sarn, you did know!” cries Tivvy. “You said, ‘Give it her strong,’ you did.” “Hold your tongue, you little liar,” shouts Gideon, “or I’ll thank you to tell Prue what you and me were doing in the loft, Sunday’s a week.” With that, Tivvy went as red as fire, and hushed. I could make nothing of th…