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"Give's kith kith kisssh," he said solemnly after a great effort, managing to close his mouth. "Baisez-moi ole girl! Ah, oui, oui! Ole girl I shay, ole girl voulez-vous coucher avec moi?" He caught her arm and held it tight, grinning into her face. She stood with set face, trembling. "What does he mean?" she asked the schoolmaster, who was looking distressed.
The Dane stepped forward and passed his hands over the boy's shoulders and down his ribs. "He's slight, but he'll fill out. Good pair o' shoulders. Give's hold o' your hand, my son." Taffy obeyed; not very well liking to be handled thus like a prize bullock. "Hand like a lady's. Tidy wrist, though. He'll do, master."
"Give's another shake of your hand, MacLure; I'm proud to have met you; you are an honour to our profession. Mind the antiseptic dressings." It was market day, but only Jamie Soutar and Hillocks had ventured down. "Did ye hear yon, Hillocks? hoo dae ye feel? A'll no deny a'm lifted" Halfway to the Junction Hillocks had recovered, and began to grasp the situation. "Tell's what he said.
But when Tsing Hi slid from the horse and into the shade, he felt like a saint in bliss. They gave him water, and he wailed until Tim silenced him with threats of jolts and locked the manacles round the middle post. Tim sighed profoundly as he scented beer. "I do belave I'm dhry, Jerry. Give's a long un. I've swallowed mud by the bucket. Give the wee little divil outside a pannikin o' tay.
Money, then, would buy the young scoundrel off, and he hastily took out a coin, and held it out so as to silence his enemy; but at the same time he felt that there was nothing to be done now but get back to town with his mission unfulfilled. To his great delight the coin was snatched and pocketed, but he did not feel so well satisfied the next moment. "That's on'y a shillin'. Give's another."
"Hurt, Jem?" cried Don, forcing his way to his side. "Hurt? Now is it likely, Mas' Don? Hurt? No. I feel just like a babby that's been lifted gently down and laid on a feather cushion. That's 'bout how I feel. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! Here, give's a hand. Gently, dear lad; I'm like a skin full o' broken bones.
"Yes, I'll give you pepper next time, my fine fellow!" cried Jem. "Nearly had you. My word, Mas' Don, they are quick. Give's another berry." Jem baited his natural trap again, and went on with his meal; but he had scared away the birds for the time being, and they came no more. "The worst of eating, Jem, is that it makes you lazy." "And not want to move, Mas' Don. Yes, it do.
An insight into his own persevering way of working may well be gained from the directions he give's in a letter written from Bristol to Mr. Wase, of Madeley: "MY DEAR BROTHER, Go to Mrs. Cound, and tell her I charge her, in the name of God, to give up the world, to set out with all speed for Heaven, and to join the few about her who fear God.
Collar the leather, youngun. Roun wi the nappy. Here, Jock braw Hielentman's your barleybree. Lang may your lum reek and your kailpot boil! My tipple. Merci. Here's to us. How's that? Leg before wicket. Don't stain my brandnew sitinems. Give's a shake of peppe, you there. Catch aholt. Caraway seed to carry away. Twig? Shrieks of silence. Every cove to his gentry mort. Venus Pandemos.
That kink in the calf counts for nothing, and handin' him over to the beaks means too much worry. Here, give's a light, Burton. Mike struck a match, and, taking the thief by the ear, Harry Peetree drew a knife. 'Good God! cried Jim, 'you don't mean to Jim's intervention was too late to help the prostrate man; Peetree had already slashed off the lobe of his left ear.
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