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Fate seemed to be against Lord Robert speaking to me, even when he tried, and I felt I must be extra cool and nasty because I oh, well, I may as well say it he attracts me very much. I never once looked at him from under my eyelashes, and after the next day he did not even try to have an explanation.

Those in the know had learned that, as on Christmas Eve most of the extra hands received with their pay envelope a week's notice to quit, they, at least, never got back the half-hours lent. As for the permanent hands, it would amount to a black mark secretly put against their names if they dared lay claim to the time owing.

We played about an hour, and at the close he had won the balance of my bounty, except what I had given to the chaplain for safe keeping, and a pair of pants, and a blouse, and a flannel shirt, and a pair of shoes, which I had on my saddle. I was rather glad to get rid of some of my extra baggage, and when he put on the clothes he had won from me, blessed if I wasn t rather proud of him.

The evening wears on and midnight arrives and still there is no change. Neither Lord Rosebery nor Sir Henry can get the extra dozen votes that are needed: still with regularity when the name of Kent is called the leader of the delegation rises and responds "Kent casts twenty votes for William Crooks." At last in the small hours of the morning something happens.

"Yes; but, my dear woman, it is only for these few days, until I get my article finished," I answered, "and I will willingly give you an extra five shillings willingly." But she had evidently no faith in my article, I could see that; and I could not afford to be proud, and leave the house, just for a slight mortification; I knew what awaited me if I went out. A few days passed over.

As to Winwood, I have never met him, but I gather that he is one of those people whom you 'mustn't mind. In a general way, I object to people who tacitly claim exemption from the ordinary rules of conduct that are held to be binding on their fellows. But, as he promises to give us what the variety artists call 'an extra turn, we will make the best of him and give him a run for his money."

Mister George, he called himself. 'My name is English, he boomed in his reverberating voice. 'George, Mister George. I never knew his other name, if he had one. There you had the invading quality I have spoken of. He seemed to think he was raised above the common herd of foreigners by having an English name. Mister George had made my screws, with one extra in case of need.

Sadie said that if such a thing happened to her she would accept, because she wasn't afraid of Father. She "could scare him more than he could scare her," and an extra hand might "get the push" if she refused a civil invitation. With Mr. Croft, "Saint Peter's Understudy," it was more dangerous. You had to beware of him.

PODKHALYÚZIN. Poverty crushed you! RISPOLÓZHENSKY. What, you, Lázar Elizárych? Extra money? I'm afraid you're joking. PODKHALYÚZIN. All joking aside, sir. RISPOLÓZHENSKY. Well, if you have a little extra money, why not help a poor man? God'll reward you for it. PODKHALYÚZIN. But d'you need much? RISPOLÓZHENSKY. Give me just three rubles. PODKHALYÚZIN. Is that all, sir?

This had not been an easy operation, nor had it succeeded entirely; but by dint of filling the cracks with fresh clay, a safe fireplace and chimney had been obtained in the end. This part of the work stood on the log-door, secured beneath by an extra pile. There were a few other peculiarities about this dwelling, which will better appear in the course of the narrative.