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Gammon saw it and was at once remorseful. He humbled himself before her; he declared himself a beast and a brute. Polly was a darling: far too good for him, too sweet and gentle and lovely. He ought to think himself the happiest man living, by jorrocks if he oughtn't! Just one more! Why, he liked a girl to have spirit!
If John is allowed to go by himself, he merely waits till the gold gets warm, takes it out again, and brings it back, saying, "All light; welly good, welly good gole; no gammon." But you should see John when I go up to the blacksmith's myself, put the crucible into the hottest part of the fire, and begin to blow the bellows!
For all of these reasons, and many more which he right well knows will have occurred to persons of your exceptional acuteness, he is here to submit to you that the time has arrived when, with our hearts in our glasses, with tears in our eyes, with blessings on our lips, and in a general way with a profusion of gammon and spinach in our emotional larders, we should one and all drink to our dear friends the Lammles, wishing them many years as happy as the last, and many many friends as congenially united as themselves.
Bah! don't you believe it. He'd like to make believe he knows all about it. It would pay, you know." "But every one thinks he knows." "Not he! He would have told the fellow's name long ago. Whatever object would he have in keeping it back?" "Oh! I don't know. He says some gammon about not being quite sure. But he's had time enough to be sure by now."
You see her driving herself in a little donkey-carriage, and throwing bits of meat to pussy-cats at the cottage doors. Touch of nature that, isn't it? By the by, you were speaking of a family named Gildersleeve." He added this, absently looking about the little room, which just now they had to themselves. "Know anything about them?" asked Gammon, eyeing him curiously.
"Take my word for it, won't you? this thing is my profession. I don't do it as a mere hobby: I live by it I have no other means of living but by it. I am what I am, and nothing more." "Oh, gammon! Why not tell me at once that you are a winkle stall-keeper and be done with it? You can't tell a fish that another fish is a turnip at least you can't and expect him to believe it. Own up, old chap.
There wouldn't have been much chance for you if it was. It's your friend Mr. Greenacre, as says he must see you for a minute." "All right; send him up, please. What the dickens can he want at this time o' night!" Mr. Gammon having promised to see his visitor out again, with due attention to the house door, the landlady showed a light whilst Mr. Greenacre mounted the stairs.
You 'm not going to push me out? And my place is by the tea-pot, which I cling to, rememberin' how I seen her curly head grow by inches up above the table and the cups. Mas' Gammon," she appealed to the sturdy feeder, "five cups is your number?" Her hope was reduced to the prolonging of the service of tea, with Master Gammon's kind assistance.
"No, Jerry; I should be disposed to laugh." "That you would. I had hard work to keep from it myself; but he isn't to be laughed at either, for, without any gammon, he's the finest fellow I ever saw, and a real gentleman as well." "Yes; I like him," said Dick, quietly. "Three pairs of white kid gloves in his pockets and three scented handkerchiefs.
There stood Polly, with her head up, looking pert indignation and surprise, and before her stood Greenacre, discoursing in his politest tone. "What are you doing here?" asked Gammon breathlessly. "What are you up to, eh?" "Ah, Gammon, how do you do? I'm glad you've dropped in. Let us sit down and have a quiet talk."
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