The Flight of Swallows
“Well, us knew ’e were a bad sod, didn’t us, Dicky?’ Dick Boyle nodded his head. ‘But ’e could smell t’cow, tha’ see. Us, me an’ Mr Armstrong, ’ad a pole each, fastened to a ring in ’is nose.’ He turned as though he must explain the procedure to the silent, white-faced, horrified group of servants. ‘A bull, specially a bad-tempered beast like this ’un needed two men ter ’old him. Some’ow . . .’ He bent his head and Dick Boyle put a comforting hand on his shoulder. ‘Some’ow Mr Armstrong lost ’is ...end so there were only me ter ’old ’im. Sweet Jesus, ’e were strong. I ’adn’t a bloody chance . . . ’e ’ad ’im down – master – an’ I thought ’e’s a gonner . . .’Charlotte whimpered deep down in her throat.‘Oh, missis, I’m that sorry, but master weren’t used ter . . . anyroad, my chap – I shoulda let ’im – well, ’e got shotgun off byre wall; us allus keeps it there in case. Good Christ, ’e moved fast, did Francie, an’ bloody thing went down like a ton o’ bricks; not on top o’ Mr Armstrong, thank the good Lord but not afore ’e ’ad ’is ’orn in ’is thigh.MoreLess
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