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I meant to ha' come along and took a spell at water-grindin', but in w'itin' for them swines to all go to sleep I went to sleep myself, and never woke up agine until five minutes ago." "Quite so," said I drily. "But, if you really intended to have relieved me, why have waited until the rest were asleep?" "Well, ye see, sir, it was this way," answered the man.
"That," said I, "I can only tell you in the event of your coming over on my side." "Very well, sir," returned he, "I'll think it over while you're tikin' a rest, and let you know when you come on deck agine."
Still I put it in this way, y' kneow if he weren't so deadly sentimental, what couldn't the fellow do, y' kneow?" The Major laughed. "Well, I can't turn Jackson off, even for you." "Well, deon't do it then only if he gets drunk agine and drops a match into the milk can, fancy! and blows us all up, deon't come back on me, that's all."
"Wot d'yer want to see me agine fer?" said Mr. Blank suspiciously. "I like you," said William fervently. "I like the way you talk, and I like the things you say, and I want to know about what you do!" Mr. Blank was obviously flattered. "I may be round 'ere agine this arter, though I mike no promise. See? I've gotter be careful, I 'ave.
Bottomley respectfully addressed her as she turned back into the hall: "Miss Field, I wonder if you'd be so good ?" She nodded, and accompanied him instantly into the pantry where they could be alone. "It's Madame," said Bottomley, bitterly, "she's just 'ad me up there agine, it's really tryin' that's what it is. It's tryin'! Now she'ad to'ave her say about you bein' at table, Miss Field.
Here's the Verging Mary agine!" she cried. It was the woman who had carried baby, and when I tried to hurry past her she said: "You think I'm drunk, don't you, dear? So'am. Don't you never get drunk? No? What a bleedin' fool you are! Want to get out o' this 'ere 'ole? Tike my tip then gettin' drunk's on'y way out of it." It was a cold and savage night.
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