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He _ did _ , indeed , shoot an interested glance at the old man , but the next moment his mind , numb that morning , was left dark . `` Here -- take them -- they are yours '' , said Bates . `` But with regard to that God-forsaken son of mine : you 'll be givin ' evidence agen him , I 'm told -- '' When his sleeve wiped a tear , Hogarth promised to make his evidence mild , and was left alone . Now his purpose of cleaning the rifle was turned : he went back to the forge , and worked till Margaret , at one o'clock , called : `` The dinner is on the table '' . At that table , for a long time , silence reigned , Margaret 's eyes fixed on his face , his on his plate . Toward the end he said : `` Are you going to chapel to-night ? '' Her bosom heaved ; she cleared her throat : she had to meet Frankl by the towing-path .