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'Well, said the burglar and he was certainly moved by her remarks 'I see you're in a hole and I don't mind lending a helping 'and. I don't ask 'ow you come by them. But I've got a pal 'e's a mark on cats. I'll fetch him along, and if he thinks they'd fetch anything above their skins I don't mind doin' you a kindness.
In a flash 'e saw 'ow he'd been done, and how Bob Pretty 'ad been deceiving 'im all along, and the idea that he 'ad arf ruined himself keeping Mrs. Pretty's grandfather for 'em pretty near sent 'im out of his mind. "But how is it 'is name was Josiah Walker, same as Henery's great- uncle?" ses Bill Chambers, who 'ad been crowding round with the others. "Tell me that!"
And Netah, for a dog, was a devil. For that reason Le Beau had chosen him to fight the big fight. Le Beau looked down at him, and drew a deep breath of satisfaction. "OW! but you are looking fine, Netah," he exulted. "I can almost see running blood in those devil-eyes of yours; OUI red blood that smells and runs, as the blood of Durant's POOS shall run when you sink those teeth in its jugular.
"Wide open," corroborated Mr. Silk. "So I just came in to say ''Ow d'ye do?" said Mr. Kybird. Mrs. Silk's sharp, white face turned from one to the other. "Ave you said it?" she inquired, blandly. "I 'ave," said Mr. Kybird, restraining Mr. Silk's evident intention of hot speech by a warning glance; "and now I'll just toddle off 'ome." "I'll go a bit o' the way with you," said Edward Silk.
"Bless you, child, he never knew lord nor lady!" replied Priscilla, recovering her breath somewhat "No it's more likely one o' they grand folks what likes to buy old furniture, an' mebbe somebody's told 'er about Briar Farm things, an' 'ow they might p'raps be sold now the master's gone " "But that would be very silly and wicked talk," said Innocent.
"'Do you mean in my time, ma'am, says Emma, 'or in yours. "'I mean on your evening of course, says my lady. ''Ow else could you go? "'Well, ma'am, says Emma, 'I like to see my people now and then. "'There are better things, says my lady, 'than seeing what you call your people, and I should not care to take a girl into my 'ouse as put 'er pleasure before 'er religion.
I don't want none of your 'arf-larks here, and, what's more, I won't 'ave 'em. I don't believe you're a copper at all." "I'm not. Far from it." "Then what d'yer mean coming 'ere saying you want my first-floor back?" "But I do. Or any other room, if that is occupied." "'Ow! Room? Why didn't yer siy so? You'll pawdon me, sir, if I've said anything 'asty-like. I thought but my mistake." "Not at all.
On the whole a guttural variant of English prevailed in the sentences that alighted upon the balloon; chiefly he was told to "gome down or you will be shot." "All very well," said Bert, "but 'ow?" Then they shot a little wide of the car.
"It ain't so 'orrid as I 'ad fancied," ses Sam, lap-ping up the rest very gentle. "'Ave you 'ad enough to do you all the good it ought to?" Mr. Goodman said that it was no good 'arf doing a thing, and p'r'aps he 'ad better 'ave one more; and arter Sam 'ad paid for the next two they went out arm-in-arm. "'Ow cheerful everybody looks!" ses Mr. Good-man, smiling.
I remember one man who used to think I couldn't do wrong; everything I did was right to 'im; and now if I pass 'im in the street he makes a face as if he'd got a hair in 'is mouth. All because I told 'im the truth one day when he was thinking of getting married. Being a bit uneasy-like in his mind, he asked me 'ow, supposing I was a gal, his looks would strike me.
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