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As he says this he's sa'nterin' about the suburbs of the crowd, listenin' to the talk. "'Well, don't do it no more, partner, says Jack, mighty grave. 'As a commoonity Wolfville's no doubt 'way wrong, but we-alls has our prides an' our own pecooliar little notions, that a-way, about what looks good; so, after now, don't alter the landscape none 'round yere till you c'lects our views.
"What sort of an outside-in fashion is that, Slingsby?" asked the Captain, when they had reached the bottom. "It's a way I have of relieving my knees," said Slingsby; "try it." "Thank 'ee; no," returned the Captain. "It don't suit my pecooliar build; it would throw too much of my weight amidships." "You've no idea," said Slingsby, "what a comfort it is to a man whose knees suffer in descending.
I can't say that I've much knowledge of such-like myself, 'avin' bin born an' bred in London, as I've often told you, but they do seem pecooliar, even to me. I say, look 'ere; I thought all the people 'ere was settlers." Sandy, who was a grave man of few words, though not without a touch of sly humour, replied, "Weel, so they are an' what than?"
I'll teach you to pick the cunningest lock in the world whether made in Italy or in China." "The lock I was thinking of," said Richard, "was that of the tree of knowledge." "I've heerd," returned Simon, with more humour than accuracy, "as that was a raither pecooliar lock. How it was kep' red hot all the time without coal and bellows, I don't seem to see!"
There was a gang of bandits hid somewheres, an' at fust Pat Hawe hed been powerful active an' earnest in his huntin'. But sudden-like he'd fetched a pecooliar change of heart. He had been some flustered with Stewart's eyes a-pryin' into his moves, an' then, mebbe to hide somethin', mebbe jest nat'rul, he got mad. He hollered law.
Now that there was a man" the doctor settled himself comfortably, preparatory to the relation of a tale "that there was a man that was so wonderful set on speculatin' and savin' and layin' by, that when he come to die a pecooliar thing happened. You might call that there thing phe-non-e-ma. It was this here way.
Though they have comed down in the world, and the last of the Bumpuses that's me is takin' a pleasure-trip round the world before the mast, I won't stand by and hear my name made game of, d'ye see: and I'd have ye to know, further, my buck, that the Bumpuses has a pecooliar gift for fightin'; and although you are a strappin' young feller, you'd better not cause me for to prove that you're conkerable."
It is not very long since it was found out that, by keeping well out of their way, and sailing round 'em, navigators could escape the Doldrums altogether." The captain paused at this point, and Larry O'Hale took the opportunity to break in. "D'ye know, sir," said he, "that same Gulf Strame has rose a lot o' pecooliar spekilations in my mind, which, if I may make so bowld, I'll "
At last I couldn't stand it no longer. "`Mister Ornithologist' says I. "`Well, says he. "`There's a pecooliar beast in them parts, says I, `'as has got some pretty stiff an' settled habits. "`Is there? says he, wakin' up again quite fresh, though he had been growin' sleepy. "`Yes, says I, `an' it's a obstinate sort o' brute that won't change its habits for nobody.
"Much obleedged to 'em," said Johnson, "an' are they both alive?" "They were both alive and well when I left England." "Come now, this is pleasant, to meet an old shipmate in such pecooliar circumstances," said the sailor, extending his hand, which Robin shook warmly; "quite as good as a play, ain't it?"
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