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It's wot it was meant for." Bill shook his 'ead, but when Ginger called 'im disobligin' agin he gave way and he broke the pledge that very evening with a pint o' six 'arf. Ginger was surprised to see the way 'e took his liquor. Arter three or four pints he'd expected to see 'im turn a bit silly, or sing, or do something o' the kind, but Bill kept on as if 'e was drinking water.
When he's allowed to put it round 'er waist whenever he wishes, he won't want to do it. She's artful enough to know that, and that's why they are all so stand-offish until the thing is settled. She'll move forward 'arf an inch presently, and 'arf a minute arterwards she'll lean back agin without thinking. She's a nice-looking gal, and what she can see in a tailor's dummy like that, I can't think."
She jumped too, and, arter the conductor had 'elped 'er up off of 'er knees and taken her arms away from his waist, I'm blest if he didn't turn on me and ask me why I 'adn't left her at 'ome. We got to the wharf just afore six. The John Henry 'ad gorn, but the skipper 'ad done all the 'arm he could afore he sailed, and, if I 'adn't kept my temper, I should ha' murdered arf a dozen of 'em.
"She's not a bad-looking woman for her age and it's a snug little business." Mr. Burton, suppressing his choler, affected to ponder. "If 'arf a sovereign " he said, at last. "Half a fiddlestick!" said the other, impatiently. "I want ten pounds. You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life." "Ten pounds?" gasped the other.
"Two two watchmen," ses the landlord; "both exac'ly alike and both asking for 'arf a pint o' four ale." "Yes, yes," ses 'is wife. "You come and lay down, pa," ses the gals. "I tell you there was," ses the landlord, getting 'is colour back, with temper. "Yes, yes; I know all about it," ses 'is wife. "You come inside for a bit; and, Gertie, you bring your father in a soda a large soda."
You know what the information's worth; but I should think 'arf a thick-un wouldn't hurt you." Thorndyke laid on the table a couple of sovereigns, at the sight of which the cabman's eyes glistened. "We have your address, Wilkins," said he.
"That sounds reasonable enough," said Colin; "a fish wouldn't try to attack a dog." "That's what 'e said," the keeper continued; "and 'e bet me a 'arf sovereign on it. I didn't want to see the dog 'urt, but a bet's a bet, and there weren't no ladies present, so I took 'im up." "Well?" queried Colin, as the keeper stopped.
I 'ad on'y been on dooty about arf an hour when the three of 'em turned up at the wharf with the dog, and, arter saying 'ow well I looked and that I seemed to get younger every time they saw me, they asked me to take charge of the dog for 'em. "It'll be company for you," ses old Sam. "It must be very lonely 'ere of a night. I've often thought of it."
"Oo's goin' to stop me, Mister Nosey Parker?" sneered the boy, with a flourish of his axe. "I am," said Angel, "'cos it's my dog, see?" He coolly turned his back on the boy and bent over the terrier, who came to him cautiously, sniffing his legs. "Your dorg!" scoffed the boy, "w'y daon't yer feed 'im then? 'E's arf starved, 'e is. Yer ought to be 'ad up fer perwention of cruelty to hanimals.
When the cat was dead the property was to go to Joe. The cat was only two years old at the time, and George Barstow, who was arf crazy with joy, said it shouldn't be 'is fault if it didn't live another twenty years. The funny thing was the quiet way Joe Clark took it.
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