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With a sudden impulse she stopped and patted his head. "That's all right, Joe," she said, gently. "I was only pullin' yer leg. I wanted yer to do the straight thing by Ada, but I wasn't sure yer'd got a 'eart, till the kid found it. But wot will the Push say w'en ..." "The Push be damned!" cried Jonah. "Amen ter that," said Mrs Yabsley. "Gimme yer fist."
"It's a bit sticky," said Shorty, "but it's 'ot, an' not 'arf bad w'en you gets used to it. Now, another thing you don't want to ferget is this: W'en yer movin' up fer yer week in the first line, always bring a bundle o' firewood with you. They ain't so much as a match-stick left in the trenches. Then you wants to be savin' of it.
Is it de de fortin? Oh, you should have seen her pout w'en I ax dat. Her mout' came out about two inch from her face. I could hab kissed it but for de broken ribs. "`No, Peter, for shame! says she, wid rijeous indignation. `De fortin hab nuffin to do wid it, but your own noble self-scarifyin' bravery in presentin' your buzzum to de Dey ob Algiers.
Yes, there was a sound at last and an ominous one! The front door leading into the store was being opened, came the scuffling of footsteps and then a woman's voice, shrill, wailing: "W'en I come in not twenty minutes ago dere he was dead. My Gawd knifed he was! An' den I runs fer youse at de station. I gotta right ter cry, ain't I! He's my son, he is ain't he! I gotta right "
'Eavenly condition let alone! sometimes even complimented with such pleasant greetings as `Go it, Ginger! or `Does your mother know you're out? Oh yes, granny! I made great sacrifices, I did, w'en I come 'ere to look arter you!" Mrs Willis smiled, sneezed, and began her gruel. Slidder, who looked at her with deep interest, was called away by a knock at the door.
Her mistiss say it doan matter 'bout de bonnet; her head-hank-cher wuz good ernuff. Den Tenie say she wanter git her bes' frock; her mistiss say no, she doan need no mo' frock, en w'en dat one got dirty she could git a clean one whar she wuz gwine.
But arter the smash I went 'ome t' m' grann' and hid the brooch. W'en I wos a-lookin' at it at night, I sawr 'er a-lookin' at it, and she grabbed it. I cut away with m'own property, not wishin' to be robbed by the ole gal." "What did you do then?" Tray wiped his mouth with the back of his sleeve. "I 'eard that Mr. Norman wos dead " "Yes, and you told Jessop so in the office. How did you know?"
"Him dance that place keep him feet warm," Louis pointed out. "That place him crawl on belly. That place him put one elbow w'en him shoot." "And by God there's the empty cartridge he done it with!" was Blackbeard's discovery. "Boys, there's only one thing to do " "You might ask me how I came to fire that shot," Smoke interrupted.
"Fo' de Lawd, I didn't mean nuttin', Marster!" screamed the boy, livid with terror. "I didn't know de lady was dar fo' de Lawd Jesus, I didn't! My foot jes slipped on de plank w'en I wuz crossin', en I knocked up agin her."
As they moved out there were the usual conversations which take place between incoming and outgoing troops. "Wot sort of a week you 'ad, mate?" "It ain't been a week, son; it's been a lifetime!" "Lucky fer us you blokes come in just w'en you did. We've about reached the limit." "'Ow far we got to go fer water?" "'Bout two miles. Awful journey! Tyke you all night to do it.
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