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"The Tories bribe, you know: Hawley and his set bribe with treating, hot codlings, and that sort of thing; and they bring the voters drunk to the poll. But they are not going to have it their own way in future not in future, you know. Middlemarch is a little backward, I admit the freemen are a little backward. But we shall educate them we shall bring them on, you know.
Steevens observes that a codling antiently meant an immature apple, and the present passage plainly proves it, as none but immature apples could be had in summer," all this wisdom is thrown away. We can assure Mr. Weber, on the authority of Ford himself, that "hot codlings" are not apples, either mature or immature. Steevens is a dangerous guide for such as do not look well about them.
"Belay there," said Jack; and he gave the landlord what no doubt he considered a gentle admonition, but which consisted of such a dig in the ribs, that he made as many evolutions as the clown in a pantomime when he vociferates hot codlings. "Now, Jack, where's the sailing instructions?" said his master.
"For it's never too late to mend, as the Scripter tells us, an' forbye ye're not in yer green gooseberry days there's those as thinks ripe fruit better than sour-growin' young codlings.
"Oh, thank you, Glynn; but why did you go down so quick and stay so long? I got such a fright." "You bin pay your 'spects to de fishes," said Bumble, with a grin. "Yes, I have, Bumble, and they say that if you stare at them any longer with your great goggle eyes they'll all go mad with horror and die right off. Have you caught any codlings, Bumble?"
The Cider of the Apples of the last season, as Pippins, not Peermains, nor codlings, will last till the Summer grow hot. Though this never work, 'tis not of the Nature of Strummed Wine; because the naughty dregs are not left in it.
"So 'tis, lad; so 'tis," said Bremner, who at that moment had placed a superb pot of codlings on the fire; "though why ye should say it so positively when nobody's denyin' it, is more nor I can tell." Ruby laughed, and retired to the mortar-gallery to work at the forge and ponder. He always found that he pondered best while employed in hammering, especially if his feelings were ruffled.
Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all. So there was apple sauce, sweetened with molasses from the new barrel that Isom broached.
"There's a pretty kettle o' fish!" exclaimed Ruby aloud. "So 'tis, lad; so 'tis," said Bremner, who at that moment had placed a superb pot of codlings on the fire; "though why ye should say it so positively when nobody's denyin' it, is more nor I can tell." Ruby laughed, and retired to the mortar-gallery to work at the forge and ponder.
"I've got one!" cries Jorrocks "I've got one now, my wig, if I can but land him. I have him, certainly by Jove! he's a wopper, too, judging by the way he kicks. Oh, but it's no use, sir come along come along here he is doublets, by crikey two, huzza! huzza! What fine ones! young haddocks or codlings, I should call them werry nice eating, I dare say I'm blow'd if this arn't sport."
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