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Now, it seemed that he could never tire of looking at it. Brownie came up from the garden, a basket on her arm laden with splendid mauve and pink asters. David Linton strolled across the gravel sweep to meet her. "What, Brownie taking Miss Norah's job, are you?" "Well, it ain't 'ardly that, sir," Brownie answered.
He was uncommon fond of 'is wife, but at last one day, arter she 'ad made a laughing-stock of 'im in the bar, he up and spoke sharp to her. "Wot?" ses Mrs. Dixon, 'ardly able to believe her ears. "Remember who you're speaking to; that's wot I said," ses Dixon. "'Ow dare you talk to me like that?" screams 'is wife, turning red with rage. "Wot d'ye mean by it?"
At first Hi thought 'e was looking at my window and Hi stepped back, not wishing to compromise a lady like Hemmy that being the 'ousemide's name across the wall, sir." "What was this man doing?" "Hi cawn't 'ardly tell, sir. 'E looked and 'e made some motions. There seemed a light on 'is window too; in fact, all between the two 'ouses seemed quite bright at the time, what with 'im and what with me.
"My lady!" she shrieked, "there's MacPhail, the groom, my lady, dressed up in your honoured father's bee-utiful clo'es as he always wore when he went to dine with the Prince! And, please, my lady, he's that rude I could 'ardly keep my 'ands off him." Florimel flashed a dagger of question in Lenorme's eyes. The painter drew himself up. "It was at my request, Lady Lossie," he said.
Joe didn't like 'is tone of voice, but he waited, and all of a sudden Bill Jones came out o' that door like a gun going off and threw 'imself on Joe Barlcomb. Both of 'em was strong men, and by the time they'd finished they was so tired they could 'ardly stand.
But I'm not used to going into pawnshops, and I walked about trying to make up my mind to go in and couldn't." "Well, wot did you do then?" ses Ginger, 'ardly able to contain hisself. "While I was trying to make up my mind," ses old Isaac, "I see a man with a barrer of lovely plants. 'E wasn't asking money for 'em, only old clothes."
"I find that you 'ave now paid five bob a week for nineteen weeks," ses the skipper, "and George 'as been kind enough and generous enough to let you off the rest. There's no need for you to look bashful, George; it's a credit to you." I could 'ardly believe my ears.
"He'd no call to do so, sir; but the fact is that the artistic temperament and our men are artists, sir, every man of them true artists as much as many that the world styles by that term it's apt to take some strange 'ardly accountable likes or dislikes, and here was an example.
He 'ardly got a chance of speaking to Alf next day, Mrs. Pearce being 'ere, there, and everywhere, as the saying is, and finding so many little odd jobs for Alf to do that there was no time for talking. But the day arter he sidled up to 'im when the 'ouse-keeper was out of the room and asked 'im whether he 'ad bought the chocolates.
But I'm not used to going into pawnshops, and I walked about trying to make up my mind to go in and couldn't." "Well, wot did you do then?" ses Ginger, 'ardly able to contain hisself. "While I was trying to make up my mind," ses old Isaac, "I see a man with a barrer of lovely plants. 'E wasn't asking money for 'em, only old clothes."
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