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I 'eard all o' wot 'appened, and I tells all my pals. The chief buffer does the same, and so does Number One, so at six bells, when the sick bay stooard 'ad bin sent by Jimmy the One to tell the doctor as 'ow the buoys wus ready for bleedin', almost all the orficers and abart 'arf the ship's company 'ad mustered artside the sick bay under the fo'c'sle to see wot 'appened.
She hung over him, trembling, ardent, doubting, joyful, faltering: "S'y it agyne, darlin'! Upon yer solemn natural " He said it with the lean arm round her. "An' it's me me wot you wants an' not that Other One? He swore it. "You and not that Other One. So help me Jiminy Cripps!" "An' you've forgiven me abart them letters?" Her face was coming close....
How they cheered him as he made his way to his car! At first the Tommies had not realised what was happening. There had been disturbing cries of "What's all this abart?" "Oo's the 'ole bloke?" But they had soon ceased, and in a few seconds the men were crowding round with eager faces, hanging on the words of their leader.
"What news from the Park?" I said. "Garn! 'oo yer getting at?" said my cousin's man. "Aint yer just been there?" Wot's it all abart?" "Haven't you heard of the Wenuses?" said I. "The women from Wenus?" "Quite enough," said my cousin's man, and laughed. I felt foolish and angry. "You'll hear more yet," I said, and went on my way.
Mortimer made a quick dive for his pocket. In an instant Max had jumped at him and caught his arm. "Don't be a fool!" he cried, "for Gawd's sake, put it away, carn't yer? D 'you want the 'ole ruddy plice abart our ears?" "I'll have no disobedience of orders," roared Mortimer, struggling with the other. In his fist he had a big automatic pistol.
I was in the act of drinking my coffee when the soldier suddenly leant across the counter, picked up a spoon, turned, and threw it at the derelict whose face wavered on the edge of the lamplight's circle. The victim of this extraordinary attack dodged the missile, then grovelled after it in the gutter. "Wotcher do that for? Chuckin' my spoons abart! Drunk, that's wot you are!"
But when I turned I saw the tousled yellow-headed landlady standing in the breach. Mrs. Heath stopped me in the hall to inquire whether I could say "anythink abart the rent per'aps?" Her manner was defiant. I found three months were owing. "It's no good arsking 'im," she said, though not unkindly on the whole. "I'm sick an' tired of always being put off. He talks about the gawds and a Mr.
The four men began to taunt John Storm, to take off their hats and bow to him in mock honour. "His Lordship, I believe " said one. "His Reverend Lordship, if you please!" said another. "Leave me; for God's sake, leave me!" said John. But their taunts became more and more menacing. "Wot abart the end uv the world, Father?" "Didn't ye tell me to sell my bit uv biziness?"
I've gotter be careful 'oo sees me an' 'oo 'ears me, and where I go. That's the worst of 'aving no ears. See?" William did not see, but he was thrilled to the soul by the mystery. "An' you don't tell no one you seen me nor nothing abart me," went on Mr. Blank. Pulling his cap still farther over his head, Mr.
"'E comes messing abart," said Henry complainingly, addressing the universe, "and interfering in what don't concern 'im and mucking around and interfering and messing abart. . . . Why," he broke off in a sudden burst of eloquence, "I could eat two of you for a relish wiv me tea, even if you 'ave got white spats!"
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