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The Chap from the Top Floor was there, and Mrs. Dusty Morgan, and little Mrs. Love from Tann Street, and Mrs. 'Ero Edwards's daughter, Queenie, and several people's children. Conversation never wavered as Jay knocked and came in. When you find that your entrance no longer fills a Brown Borough room with sudden silence, you may be glad and know that you have ceased to be a lidy or a toff.
Then we're goin' to lower the gig that you had when you picked us up she bein' the most wholesomest boat of the two and put everything into her that we're goin' to tike with us includin' plenty o' grub and water. And at the last minute, when we're ready to shove off, you and the lidy are to be set upon and battened down below, and then we all jumps into the boat and makes sail."
The inspiration to mischief was instantaneous: Lanyard replied promptly in accents as much unlike his own as he could manage: "Sorry, ma'am; Mister Lanyard dined hout to-night. Would there be any message, ma'am?" "Oh, how annoying!" "Sorry, ma'am." "Do you know when he will be home?" "If this is the lidy 'e was expectin' to call this evenin' " "Yes?" the dulcet voice said, encouragingly.
Would you believe it, Mr. Orkins, a gennelman comes to me, and he ses, 'Sam, he ses, 'I want to find a little pet dawg as belonged to a lidy' which was his wife, in course and he ses the lidy was nearly out of her mind.
For some moments, in response to these orders, the squad practised "guarding" and "pointing," not, however, to the complete satisfaction of the sergeant. "Naw, then, number five, stick it hinto 'im. Ye ain't 'andin' a lidy an unbreller!" Another attempt by number five being still suggestive of the amenities proper to a social function, the sergeant major stepped up to the overgentle soldier.
And the minute they come together, it was 'ammer-and-tongs. 'Ot and 'eavy they 'ad it for upwards of an hour, be'ind closed doors, sime as like with the lidy. But w'en Mr. Bayard, 'e come to go, sir, the old gent follows 'im to the landin' just where 'e was when he spoke to you, sir, before 'e 'ad the stroke and 'e says to 'im, says 'e: 'Remember, I cawst you off.
" Mister Lanyard sed as 'ow 'e might be quite lite, but 'e'd 'urry all 'e could, ma'am, and would the lidy please wite." "Thank you so much." "'Nk-you, ma'am." Smiling, Lanyard replaced the receiver and rang for the waiter. When that one answered, the adventurer was hatted and coated and opening his door. "I'm called out," he said "can't quite say when I'll be back.
"'Ullo!" said the youth. "Hullo, Alphonso!" said George. "My name's not Alphonso." "Well, you be very careful or it soon may be." "Got a note for yer. From Lidy Mord." "You'll find some cake and ginger-ale in the kitchen," said the grateful George. "Give it a trial." "Not 'arf!" said the stripling. George opened the letter with trembling and reverent fingers.
I'm goin' to do wot the lidy said mad or not. An' I 'eld the book an' I 'eld my breath, too, 'cos it was like waitin' for the end o' the world an' after a bit I 'ears myself call out in a 'oller whisper, 'Speak, Lord, thy servant 'eareth. Show me a 'ope. An' I was tremblin' all over when I opened the book. An' there it was!
"Your mother! Your cousin! I'm talking of a lidy." My sense of humour did almost fail me just then. But I caught hold of it by the tail just as it was darting out of the window, spitting and scratching like a cross cat. It was remembering Monsieur Charretier that brought me to my bearings. "I think your ladyship would be satisfied," I said. "And I make all my own dresses."
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