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He was walking slow and looking about 'im casual-like, until his eyes fell on me, when he gave a perfect jump of surprise, and, arter looking at me very 'ard, walked on a little way and then turned back. He did it twice, and I was just going to say something to 'im, something that I 'ad been getting ready for 'im, when he spoke to me. "Good evening," he ses.
"Afore I could say 'No' he 'ad come, bag and all; and afore I could say anything else he 'ad nipped into the office and stood there with his 'and on his chest panting. "'I know I can trust you, he ses; 'I can see it by your face." "'Wot 'ave you run away from 'ome for? I ses. 'Have they been ill-treating of you? "'Ill-treating me? he ses, with a laugh. 'Not much.
She ses to me she ses 'can you show me all them places? I ses 'yes I can' I ses. And she ses to me 'do it' and I dun it and she giv me a sov'ring and hooked it.
A dishevelled woman with a child at her dirty, bare breast had got in and was talking loudly. "Just outside the court it was," she proclaimed, "an' I saw it. If she'd bin 'erself it couldn't 'ave 'appened. 'No time for 'osspitles, ses I. She's not twenty breaths to dror; let 'er die in 'er own bed, pore thing!"
"I daresay I shall be better to-night, Ginger," ses Bill, very humble; "it don't always take me that way. "Well, we don't want you with us any more," ses old Sam, 'olding his 'ead very high. "You'll 'ave to go and get your beer by yourself, Bill," ses Peter Russet, feeling 'is bruises with the tips of 'is fingers. "But then I should be worse," ses Bill. "I want cheerful company when I'm like that.
Sam 'ad just got back from China and was living with Peter Russet and Ginger Dick as usual, and arter reading the letter about seven times and asking Ginger how 'e spelt "minx," 'e read the letter out loud to them and asked 'em what they thought about it. Ginger shook his 'ead, and, arter thinking a bit, Peter shook his too. "She's caught 'im rather young," ses Ginger.
"I took the skipper round to the 'Bull's Head' arter she 'ad gorn, and I wouldn't let 'im say a word until he had 'ad two pints. He felt better then, and some o' the words 'e used surprised me. "'Wot's to be done? he ses at last. 'You see 'ow it is, Bill. "'Can't you get 'im away? I ses. 'Who is she, and wot's 'er name?
"Bob shook his 'ead, and started talking to Bill Chambers about something else. "'I'll bet you two bob to one, Bob, ses Dicky. 'Well, three to one, then. "Bob sat up and looked at'im for a long time, considering, and at last he ses, 'All right, he ses, 'if Smith the landlord will mind the money I will. "He 'anded over his shilling, but very slow-like, and Dicky Weed 'anded over 'is money.
"I seen the rest o' the folks goin' off in all directions, an' ses I, 'I'll scoot over an' slap up a batch o' biscuits or somethin', for I knowed you couldn't get any dinner. For the love o' the crows, you ain't housecleanin'!" "Doesn't this room look as if I were?" Sarah Emily sniffed the damp clean odor. "Well, I never. If this ain't a come-downer for a lady like you!"
Bunnett told Henery Walker next day that 'e could ha' found 'omes for 'em ten times over. "'You've no idea wot fine, kind-'arted people they are in this village when their 'arts are touched, he ses, smiling at Henery. 'You ought to 'ave seen Mr. Jones's smile when I asked 'im to take one. It did me good to see it. And I spoke to Mr.
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