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He wouldn't have nobody set up with him, though there was offers made. No: he said Miry was his daughter, and 'twas her bisness to take care on him. "Miry was clear worked down: folks kind o' pitied her. She was a strong gal, but there's things that wears out the strongest. The worst on't was, it hung on so. Old Black Hoss had a most amazin' sight o' constitution.
No man was a faverite with me that didn't frequent my kourt, and for this resin, in order to stand well with me, they fought like kat and dog. Now, you know, it was my bisness to enkorage this, for the more they fought and disputed, the more a' fined them. "In fact, a' done everything in my power, to enlitin my tenints. For instance, a' taught them the doktrine of trespiss.
Kybird and daughter with a recital of his adventures in Australia, receiving in return a full and true account of Sunwich and its people up to date. "There's no pride about 'im, that's what I like," said Mrs. Kybird to her lord and master as they sat alone after closing time over a glass of gin and water. "He's a nice young feller, but bisness is bisness, and s'pose you don't get your rent?"
Ginger, who was sitting up in bed with a far-off look in 'is eyes, cuddling 'is knees, went on staring but didn't answer. "Who is it making a fool of you this time, Ginger?" ses old Sam. "You mind your bisness and I'll mind mine," ses Ginger, suddenly waking up and looking very fierce. "No offence, mate," ses Sam, winking at Peter. "I on'y asked in case I might be able to do you a good turn."
From the play of his features, as I revealed the more salient points, I could perceive that my chances of an amicable adjustment of my claim were far from being brilliant. "Well do you know," said he, when I had finished speaking, "I had a suspeecion that that might be your bisness?
He did not know whether he would act in a manner that would satisfy himself. There was a nasty doubt as to his own prowess and his own courage that kept cropping up. And that state of mind is not a pleasant one. "All be over this time ter-morrer," put in Lund, "so far as our bisness with Carlsen is concerned. You git all the sleep you can ter-night, Rainey. An' don't you worry none about that gal.
She never heard of "sich bisness, a-wakin' people out of their beds in the middle o' the night fur dem foolin' merchines." But Harry's racket had a good effect, after all. It woke Aunt Judy, and after a time she got out of bed, uncovered the fire, blew up a little blaze, lighted a candle, and putting on some clothes, came and opened the door, grumbling all the time.
"'Your bisness! I ses. 'Wot bisness? "'There's some people as might like to know that you leave the wharf to look arter itself while you're sitting in a pub swilling gallons and gallons o' beer, he ses, in a nasty sort o' way. 'Live and let live, that's my motter." "'I don't know wot you're talking about, I ses, 'but it don't matter anyways. I've got a clear conscience; that's the main thing.
We'll hae oor meetin's in private, an' juist lat you an' the publik ken aboot bits o' things ya can mak' naething o'. D'ye see? If ye pet your nose in aboot ony bolies harkenin', you'll mibby get the wecht o' a bissam shaft on the end o't. That'll learn ye to slooch an' harken to ither fowk's bisness." "Keep me!" says I, I says. "Ye're terriple peppery the nicht, Sandy.
But I reckon 'twar the way in which it war asked that offended you; an' on that account your answer war jest as it should a been." "To what question to you refer?" "To your bisness out here wi' Hick Holt. I don't want to know it, out o' any curiosity o' my own that's sartin, stranger." "You are welcome to know all about it.
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