Emily A Story of the Brontes Part V

"Tabby, do you know a young man of about 25 or so? He was at Ponden and borrowing books. He wore a brown suit". "Eee I don't know, Miss Emily." Emily went on to describe the young man. Tabby wondered why the girl could not simply ask the man's name but she knew how unsociable Emily was. "I'll ask t'family. They knaw everyone in t' village. Sounds as if he is some kind of studying chap, eh?" "I dont know, except that he seemed familiar with the library." A couple of days later, Tabitha had spoken to her relatives and found out the boy's name. "It's Mark Paulet, seemingly, Miss Em'ly. He come here a while ago. His father is a manager in one of t'mills. He's a clever chap, and they say he went to college."