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"She spicks short wud me," said old Stuppeny, "and I've töald her as she mun look around fur a new head man. This time I'm going." "She's a scold," said Broadhurst, "and reckon the young chap säaved himself a tedious life by dying." "Reckon her heart's broke," said Mrs. Tolhurst. "Her temper's broke," said Milly Pump.
Now he was fated to have the whole budget of some vulgar quarrel forced on him by Galletly. "No? Everyone's talkin' of it. The long and short of it is that Min Palmer has had a regular up-and-down row with Rose Fuller and turned her and her little gal out of doors. I believe the two women had an awful time. Min's a Tartar when her temper's up and that's pretty often.
Of course, she has a queer way of expressing herself a little too well, too kind of forcible, you know; but she'll likely get over that now that she's come to live among civilized folks. And then, her temper's pretty quick, I guess; but there's one comfort, a child that has a quick temper, just blaze up and cool down, ain't never likely to be sly or deceitful.
"I don't want you to give me any money or to lend me any, either without it's bein' a plain business deal. I ain't askin' charity of you or anybody else, Solomon Cobb. And you'd better understand that if you and I are goin' to talk any more." Mr. Cobb tugged at his whiskers. "You've got a temper, ain't you," he declared. "Temper's a good thing to play with, maybe, if you can afford it.
Halliss echoed, almost indignantly; 'charge our lodgers for any little hextry accommodation like the small front room upstairs, mum now, don't you go and say that to John, mum, I beg of you; for 'is temper's rather short at times, mum, thro' boin' asmatic and the rheumatiz, though you wouldn't think it to look at 'im, that you wouldn't; an' I'm reely afraid, mum, he might get angry if anybody was to holler 'im anythink for a little bit of hextry accommodation like that there.
I give you warning; if we reach the hotel, my brother and I will commence suit for damages." My temper's fairly long-suffering, but 'twas raveling some by this time. "Commence suit!" I says. "I don't care WHAT you commence, if you'll commence to keep quiet now!"
I leaned against the wall and regarded the scene before me. "I like the big one best," I said. "The big one?" she said, standing up. "Aren't they all the same " "The one on its hind legs," said I. "With the big eyes." "Ah," she said, smiling. "But that's not for sale, I'm afraid. Besides, its temper's very uncertain, as you know." "I'd risk that.
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