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"I am," replied Joe; "I've got no opinions on anything except that I want to live a quiet life just enough beer and 'baccy, short hours, and no worry." "'If you compare that with the aspirations of Mayors you will see how sordid such a standard is," said Mr. Lavender, gravely. "Sordid it may be, sir," replied Joe; "but there's, a thing abaht it you 'aven't noticed.
I do' know what the rah's abaht, but y' know, ole chap, no man should make sin sin sinuation he can't prove in black an' white." He looked from one to the other with engaging earnestness. "Life's life's slife's too short to quarrel, hearts are too precious to break, so shake hands and kissh and kiss and be frien's, for ole time's sake."
Then, on Friday, jest as I was shootin' at an 'ole 'are what I see, up kime an orficer, one o' thim Staff gints. 'Who are you? 'e asks. I told 'im as I was a servant, and was jest tryin' ter git an 'are fer my bloke beggin' yer pardon, sir, I mean my orficer. Then, after a lot more talk, 'e says, 'Do yer know that yer gone and nearly 'it the Gen'ril? That's all as I knows abaht it, sir.
And then he wished he had never said anything, and he wanted so much to see her and make it up. He made his way back to Chingford, hoping she would not make him wait too long. Liza was a little surprised when Tom turned and left them. 'Wot 'as 'e got the needle abaht? she said. 'Why, 'e's jealous, answered Jim, with a laugh. 'Tom jealous? 'Yus; 'e's jealous of me.
"'Ere!" remonstrated Hardy darkly, "chack it, Reddy! . . . You know wot 'appens t' them as starts in, a-guyin' old soweljers? eh? Well, I tell yer now! worse'n wot 'appened t' them fresh kids in th' Bible wot mocked th' old blowke abaht 'is bald 'ead." "Isch ga bibble!
Why, it's like messin' abaht with your own daughter! 'By God! he ground his teeth with rage 'if yer don't leave me alone, I'll kick the life aht of yer! 'There! she said, turning to the crowd 'there, see 'ow 'e treats me! Listen ter that!
"In 'orsepittle," laconically replied Trooper Henry Hawker, late of Whitechapel, without looking up from the jack-boot he was polishing. "Phwat wid?" anxiously inquired the bereaved Phelim. "Wot wiv'? Wiv' callin' 'Threes abaht' after one o' the Young Jocks," was the literal reply. "Begob that same must be a good hand wid his fisties or was it a shillaleigh?" mused the Irishman.
The orator had gone one better, and was now describing what various kinds of "schwein-hunden" all Britishers were, and those in Luderitzbucht in particular, when suddenly a small man, who had been sitting quietly in a corner of the room, left his seat, and, walking up to the group, called out, "'Ere, you with the mouth! Shut yer fat head abaht Englishmen or I'll make yer! I'm English.
Then when Liza did it as gently as she could, she grumbled again. 'If yer do it like thet, it won't do no good at all. You want ter sive yerself trouble I know yer. When I was young girls didn't mind a little bit of 'ard work but, law bless yer, you don't care abaht my rheumatics, do yer? At last she finished, and Liza went to bed by her mother's side. Two days passed, and it was Friday morning.
'Liza! She turned round and started with surprise very well imitated. 'I didn't see you was there! she said. 'Why did yer pretend not ter notice me, as yer went past eh, Liza? 'Why, I didn't see yer. 'Garn! But you ain't shirty with me? 'Wot 'ave I got to be shirty abaht? He tried to take her hand, but she drew it away quickly. She was getting used to the movement.
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