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"What is that?" said Mrs Marrot concentrating herself on one of these implements, after having indulged in a stare of bewildered curiosity round the long shed. "That's a circular saw," replied Will Garvie; "one of the large ones, about four feet in diameter." "A saw!" exclaimed Mrs Marrot, in surprise. "W'y, Will, it's round. How can a round thing saw? An' it han't got no 'andle!
Even Brownie, jealous to the point of prickliness for her adored Norah, and at first inclined to turn up a scornful nose at "Miss Tommy's" pink and white daintiness, had been forced to admit that she "could 'andle things like a workman." And that was high praise from Brownie. The telephone bell whirred in the hall, and Jim went out to answer it. In a few minutes they heard his voice.
Belloo sir!" cried Adam with his great laugh, "there ain't nobody can 'andle the ribbons better than Miss Anthea, there ain't a horse as she can't drive, ah! or ride, for that matter, not no-wheres, sir." "Hum!" said Bellew, and, having watched the dog-cart out of sight, he turned and followed Adam into the stables.
"Bat says Hi'm to take horders off you. Do you want me to 'andle those Johnnies? Hor do you figure on a-stepping in? Hi?" "What do you mean?" demanded Conniston, a bit puzzled. "I haven't interfered with you, have I?" "No. Hi just want to know, you know. Hi 'andle 'em my wi, hor Hi quit, you know." "You are to do just as you have always done," Conniston told him, shortly.
"I daresay those fellows wish they had sunk the Vulcan when they had her," observed the American. "They needed 'er theirselves," explained the mate in a matter-of-fact way. "Those German cruisers 'ave captured a whole flotilla of prizes lately, and they needed th' tug to 'andle 'em for 'em." "And they didn't need the Minnie B?" "Oh, no, not at all." "Why didn't they sink her at once?"
"I'm too groggy to go on. Hi've been drink-in' a bit too much to 'andle myself wi' a first-class man like yerself. Y've downed me, and y've downed me fair, for Hi'm not the man to whimper about not being fit. There's my hand. We're friends. We'll try hit again some day, when Hi've got the likker out o' me; won't we?" "Certainly, whenever you like," said Shorty, shak ing hands with him.
Why 'e couldn't even tell that I 'ad 'ad a touch of my old complaint, and me with an 'andle to me name. Come, lass, oop with ye bonnie head, for I'll tell 'ee the great news I sees a bead o' perspiration on Sir John's brow an' so I'm off to take me 'air out of crackers. Though Tim does find it more home-like, 'e says, when I 'ave 'em h'in oh, dearie! dearie! I often wish I was plain Mrs.
"I dropped it just now." "Findin's keepin's, I believe," said the big boy. "Nonsense," I said. "Give me my knife." "'Ow many blades it got?" "Three." "And what sort of 'andle?" "Bone." "Got a corkscrew like?" "Yes." "Ah! This ain't your knife no'ow. See?" He made no offer to show it to me. My breath went. "Look here!" I said. "I saw that kid pick it up. It IS my knife."
A few more turns of the 'andle shows us another glorious banquet the King of Rhineland being entertained by the people of England. Next we finds ourselves looking on at the Lord Mayor's supper at the Mansion House. All the fat men that you see sittin' at the tables is Liberal and Tory Members of Parlimint.
"Oh, 'e vos a great fav'rite vith the Quality," nodded Mottle-face. "Ah! it vos a dream to see 'im 'andle the ribbons, an' spit? Lord! it vos a eddication to see my feyther spit, I should say so! Vun young blood a dock's son he vere too vent an' 'ad a front tooth drawed a purpose, but I never 'eard as it done much good; bless you, to spit like my feyther you must be born to it!"
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