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"Well, it do beat me altogether, Miss," she exclaimed, "as to how these silly men, my 'usband, too, one of the silliest, beggin' your parding, could bring that poor old Josey Letherbarrow up here all this way! And he not toddled beyond the church this seven or eight years!
Sir Everard walked down-stairs, and passed his own valet sleepily ascending. "I beg your parding, Sir Heverard," said the valet; "but we was all very anxious about you. Sir Galahad came galloping home riderless, and " "That will do, Edward. You did not disturb Lady Kingsland?" "No, Sir Heverard." Sir Everard passed abruptly on and sought the stables at once.
"Begging your Honor's parding," said he, touching the brim of the glazed hat, "but surely nobody don't need to be told that 'ere?" "It would seem so, Jerry." "Why then, Cap'n since you ax me, I should tell you bold an' free like, as the First Gentleman in Europe ah! or anywhere else was Lord Nelson an' your Honor."
Rokens looked awkward, and shuffled a little with his feet, and shook his head. "Why, what's the matter, man?" Rokens looked as if he wished to speak, but hesitated. "If ye please, cap'en, I'd raither not, axin' the ladies' parding. I'd like a word with you in the passage." "By all means," replied the captain, going out of the room with the sailor. "Now, what's wrong?"
Then he saw that he had stumbled over the claw of a gigantic land-crab, which lay sprawled out upon the pebbly bottom. "Oh, beg parding, I'm sure!" exclaimed Cap'n Bill, backing away. "Don't mention it," replied the crab in a tired tone. "You did not disturb me, so there is no harm done." "We didn't know you were here," explained Trot. "Probably not," said the crab.
"No, that's jest it. Yesterday a parson called. I used ter see the jail chaplain, and I never could abide him, but this man, he did speak hup and to the point. He said as it wor a hawful thing to die unforgiven. He said it over and over, until I wor fain to ax him wot I could do to get furgiven, fur he did say it wor an hawful thing to die without having parding."
But the boy made no answer. He was evidently taken aback at the unexpected sight of the sick child, and the skipper had to repeat his question in a sterner tone. Even then Lumpy did not look at his commander, but, addressing the child, said "Beg parding, miss; I wouldn't have come in if I'd knowed you was in bed, but "
Landlady, louder and more imperatively, "I beg your parding, young man, but who do you call a woman? Did you make that remark to me, sir?" "Why, bless my heart!" "Did you apply that name to me, I ask of you, sir?"
"No, I have found neither the boy nor the girl," returned the lodger sharply. "Haven't even begun to look for them yet." "Oh! beg parding, sir, I didn't know there was two of 'em." "Neither are there. There's only one. Fetch me some hot water, Mrs Butt, your tea is too good. I never take it strong."
"Didn't I tell ye!" ejaculated Peke, triumphantly looking round at Helmsley. "She's one that's got 'er 'art in the right place! I say, Miss Tranter, beggin' yer parding, my friend aint a sponger, ye know! 'E can pay ye a shillin' or two for yer trouble!" Miss Tranter nodded her head carelessly. "The food's threepence and the bed fourpence," she said.
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