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She had signed the register as Marie Dubois. "It is my real name," she explained, "but you couldn't have a good time with a name like that voyons! Only one 'usband and 'eaps of babies." She was much nearer the end than he had supposed possible. The last month had to be paid for.
He explained that he had to show mummy "eaps of things" the two new kittens, the "edge-sparrer's nest," and the "ump they'd made in the churchyard over old Tom Collins from the parish ouses," the sore place on the pony's shoulder, the "ole that mummy's orse had kicked in the stable door," and a host of other curiosities.
"'Eaps of questions, Miss Silver, as bold as brass, all about Sir Everard and my lady our young lady, you know. Shall I fetch him up?" "Certainly." There chanced to be no other visitor at the Court, and Sybilla received Mr. Parmalee with infinite smiles and condescension.
There must be 'eaps of people wanting a man like you. It's for you to decide. That's all I've got to say five bob a week till pore George 'as got 'is money back, or else I put the case afore the guv'nor. Wot did you say?" I said it agin, and, as 'e didn't seem to understand, I said it once more. "Please yourself," 'e ses, when I 'ad finished.
'Even on the thickest nights it falls, a voice issued from a robust patch of light beside them that stooped with huge brown hands all knotted into muscles; 'and it's a mistake to think different. His voice rolled on into a ridiculous bit of singing: It comes down with the rain drops, It comes down with the dew, There's always 'eaps for every one For 'im and me and you.
Zanti grew very grave indeed, and his eyes were very large, and he put a finger mysteriously to his nose. Then he leant right over Peter and almost whispered in his ear. "And you shall of course you shall. You shall come to London and 'ave adventures 'eaps and 'eaps and 'eaps. Oh, yes, bless my soul, shan't he, Mr. Tan? Dear me, yes London, my young friend, is the most wonderful place.
But there's minerals, 'eaps of minerals, an' we'd all be rich men an' it wasn't for the bloomin' doctor." No channel to the shore having appeared, they were now making their way along the edge of the open water. Suddenly the old engineer started: "Did you see 'im?" he whispered. "What? Where?" Dave stared at the old man, thinking he had suddenly lost his head. "H'it was a man.
"I beg pardon, ladies, but I must say Miss Gertrude has hacted in a manner surprisingly delightful. Them 'orrifying hannimals 'as destroyed 'eaps of our best dresses and millineries; and hif Miss could but 'ave tossed their best suits hoverboard my mind would be hat rest, and my 'eart heased."
Then 'e find a nice leetle girl who is not like me at all and marry ver' respectable and 'ave 'eaps of babies. That is what 'e want. But it is not my affaire and I won't be bothered. I tell you 'e is too ennuyeux " He lashed out at her. " and too poor. My God, you're no better than a woman of the streets." She assented with a certain gravity. "C'est bien vrai, ca bien vrai.
"She reads the paper to me every Sunday arternoon, mostly breach of promise cases, and she'd 'ave me up for it as soon as look at me. She's got 'eaps and 'eaps of love-letters o' mine." "Love-letters!" ses Alf, staring. "Love-letters when you live in the same house!" "She started it," ses his uncle; "she pushed one under my door one morning, and I 'ad to answer it.
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