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Easy done with a covered truck outside and us so wrapped up in our work, so to speak." "When was this?" Burton demanded, eagerly. "Day afore yesterday." "Does Mr. Waddington know about it?" The man removed his pipe from his teeth and gazed intently at his questioner. "Is this Mr. Waddington you're a-speaking of a red-faced gentleman kind of auctioneer or agent?
"You know very well who I'm a-speaking to," growled Chatfield. "I told you you wasn't to come near these ruins it's forbidden, by order. You'll take yourself off, and that there young man with you we want no paid spies hereabouts!" "If you speak to me like that again I'll knock you down!" exclaimed Copplestone, stepping forward before Audrey could stop him. "Or to this lady, either.
Why, yes, I've known a cab-horse that turned his nose up so high he could never get it down again into his nose-bag when he wanted to eat his dinner, and they had to have a special sort of nose-bag made for him. Fact! And all along of an old bus-horse a-speaking to him friendly-like as they stood side by side one day.
He was a morose and embittered man had been crossed in love, perhaps for he met all inquiries by another: "Who are you a-speaking to?" and, on being told, added: "Then why couldn't you say so?" Humble apology had then to be content with, "No, it ain't down there and never has been, if you ask me," in answer to the previous question.
Mrs. Snagsby shook her head and put her handkerchief to her eyes. "Is that all?" said Mr. Bucket excitedly. "No. See what happens. Another person mixed up in that business and no other, a person in a wretched state, comes here to-night and is seen a-speaking to your maid-servant; and between her and your maid-servant there passes a paper that I would give a hundred pound for, down. What do you do?
All's up you can't make nor mend; it's to save your neck that I'm a-speaking, and if one of the wild 'uns knew it, where 'ud I be, Tom now tell me, where 'ud I be?"
"And no one can do a suet pudding to a turn as you can. Only the other day I heard Sir William a-speaking of it " She held his arm more tightly. They were on the lawn by now. The flood of sunlight caught them, showed up the worn and shabby places in his suit of broadcloth, gleamed on her bursting shoes she "fancied" for her kitchen work.
Then 'twas, comrade, that th' babe was left to endure his pain as best he might; never thought more did 's father give him that day; but he runs and lifts th' lass in 's strong arms, and bears her out into th' fresh air, and he calls her his "dear," and his "own," and "his life," and his "Keren," till, had 't not been for my lass's coming back to life, I would 'a' struck him on th' mouth for a-speaking so unto her, and he th' husband o' another woman.
"He's very much altered, then, since I met him last. I'm afraid he has a gun hidden up there among the rocks." "Oh, nux, nux," retorted Willock. "He's a-speaking fair. Come along!" As they ascended the winding road, Wilfred vividly recalled the day when, from the same elevation, he had watched Lahoma buried in her day-dreams. A sudden turn brought the cove into view.
In spite of that, this personage made a run and a bound, and, half leaping, half scrambling, got his head and shoulders over the door, and there oscillated, till Little grabbed him with both hands, and drew him powerfully in, and admonished him. "That is a foolhardy trick, sir, begging your pardon." "Young man," panted the invader, "do you know who you're a-speaking to?" "No.
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