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Blake, resting from his labours to ask the question. "He's no partic'lar sort of a dog," said William honestly, "but he's a jolly fine dog. You should see him do tricks!" "Well, let's 'ave a look at 'im. Fetch 'im art."
'It's a guid Bible-curse, mother! It's but a w'y o' sayin "His wull be dune!" 'Ye needna be sae fell aboot the laird, Miss Barclay! He was nae partic'lar frien o' yours gien a' tales be true! remarked her admirer. 'I'm tellin ye tales is maistly lees. I hae kenned the laird sin' he was a wee laddie and afore that; and I'm no gaein to hear him leed upo' and haud my tongue!
For me an' you, we've shared an' shared alike, wotever we 'ad, while we 'ad anythink except in one partic'lar." The Adam's apple jumped up and down as he gulped. He was burning crimson now to the roots of his ragged, light-brown hair, and the tips of his flat-rimmed, jutting ears, and the patch of thin bare chest that showed where his coarse grey back shirt was unbuttoned at the neck.
"Si" repeated Ithuel, with emphasis, as soon as he heard his nationality thus alluded to, and found all eyes on himself "Si, oon Americano I'm not ashamed of my country; and if you're any way partic'lar in such matters, I come from New Hampshire or, what we call the Granite state. Tell 'em this, Philip-o, and let me know their idees, in answer."
Blatherwick went on. "I cam hame but twa nichts ago. He's lodged wi' a dacent widow in Arthur Street, in a flat up a lang stane stair that gangs roun and roun till ye come there, and syne gangs past the door and up again. She taks in han' to luik efter his claes, and sees to the washin o' them, and does her best to hand him tidy; but Jeamie was aye that partic'lar aboot his appearance!
Houses, and friends, and plenty, all got ready aforehand; and gentlemen waiting to marry the ladies that may wish to enter the holy state!" "There is a plenty?" questioned again that unbelieving man, Davies. "There's such a plenty that the new arrivals are advised to eat, for a week or two, only half their fill," returned Brother Jarrum "of fruits in partic'lar.
Of course I talks back at this hold- up a heap profane, for I don't aim to have the name of allowin' any gent to rustle my stage an' me not cuss him out. "'But these yere Wells-Fargo sharps, they never holds up their hands. That's nacheral enough, for them gents is hired to fight, an' this partic'lar trip thar's full six thousand dollars to go to war over.
"In just forty-five minutes," says he, "the lights go out." That's all the satisfaction Mr. Ellins gets, too; so he takes me in tow and we beat it 'steen times around the verandas, him stating his opinions of restoriums in general, Cousin Martha in partic'lar, and now and then shootin' a sarcastic remark at me.
Then nothin' partic'lar happened until we was well this side o' the Line, when one day, when all hands of us was shortenin' sail to a heavy squall as had bust upon us, Jim Tarbutt, a hordinary seaman, comin' down off the main tops'l yard by way o' the backstays, lets go his hold and drops slap on top o' Mr Townsend, what happened to be standin' underneath, and, instead of hurtin' of hisself, broke t'other man's neck and killed him dead on the spot!
"Then they are likely to make a pretty long stay," said I; "and, in that case, we may be discovered at any moment." "That they're likely to stay here some time I'll not deny," returned Bob; "but I don't feel partic'lar oneasy about bein' discovered.
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