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"'I s'pose, he ses, in a trembling voice, 'I suppose you ain't looking out for a cabin-boy, sir? "'Cabin-boy? I ses. 'No, I ain't. "'I've run away from 'ome to go to sea, he ses, and I'm afraid of being pursued. Can I come inside?
"Burn the hamper and draw lots for everything separate," 'e ses, very slow. "If Bob Pretty ses it's 'is turkey and goose and spirits, tell 'im to prove it. We sha'n't know nothing about it." Henery Walker said it was a good plan; and arter talking it over they walked 'ome all very pleased with theirselves.
"You know me better. I was just going to say that I'm a man of business, and perhaps I can help to clear up this job in a business-like way. That's what I'm here for. If I didn't think I could be of some use to you I should make myself scarce. What I propose is this, Mrs. Clover. When Polly comes in never mind how late it is, I'll see you safe 'ome let her get upstairs just as usual.
'Umpage's man, and he say the old gander was werry bad when they got 'im 'ome, but he ain't any the worse for what he 'ad this mornin', sir; though the man, he dew say as the gander seem a bit sorry for 'isself tew. They tough old birds 'a' got strong 'eads, sir; I knowed it 'ud do him no 'arm, bless ye! 'Well, don't you go trying it again, Wilcox, that's all.
Sam shook 'ands with 'im agin, and then, hiding his 'and in his pocket, went off 'ome, and, finding Ginger and Peter Russet wasn't back, went off to bed. He 'eard 'em coming upstairs in the dark in about an hour's time, and, putting the 'and with the ring on it on the counterpane, shut 'is eyes and pretended to be fast asleep.
"To think o' her bein' in it at this time o' day. You could see Muster Raeburn was a tellin' of her to go 'ome. But she's allus pampered them Hurds." The speaker was Ned Patton, old Patton's son, and Hurd's companion on many a profitable night-walk.
I suppose it's some one knows how short we are just now, and hardly enough to eat with coals the price they are, says she to me. 'I do call that kind and Christian, says she, 'and I won't open not one of them lovely parcels till Jim comes 'ome, she says, 'and we'll enjoy the pleasures of it together, all three of us, says she. And when he came home we opened of them lovely parcels.
The policeman, a young man, embarrassed by the sight of this half-dressed woman, swore softly to himself. "'Ere, missis, you'd better get 'ome, you can't do any good 'ere," he said, kindly. "Don't you worry; I've seen worse cases than this go 'ome to breakfast the next day." As the cab drove off, some neighbours led her away, her thin, angular body shaken with sobs.
Of course you'd 'ave liked ter tike 'er 'ome yerself, I know, an' leave me to shift for myself. 'Shut up! said Jim, angrily turning upon her. 'I shan't shut up, she answered, raising her voice. 'Nice 'usbind you are. Go' lumme, as good as they mike 'em! Nice thing ter go an' leave yer wife and children for a thing like thet! At your age, too! You oughter be ashimed of yerself.
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