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"Yes, it's gorn," ses his wife, shivering. "Oh, Bill, it stood at the foot of the bed looking at me, with its face and 'ands all shiny white, and damp curls on its forehead. Oh!" Bill came up very slow and careful, but with 'is eyes still shut. "His wife didn't get the money this week," ses Mrs. Burtenshaw; "but as he thought there might be a mistake somewhere he appeared to me instead of to you.
You pushes it into my 'ands, almost weepin', you was, and sez, sez you, 'Stryker, you sez, 'tyke this in triflin' toking of my gratichood; I wouldn't hinsult you, you sez, 'by hofferin' you money, but this I can insist on yer acceptin', and no refusal, says you." "Oh," repeated Kirkwood.
"'MISTAKE? ses Mrs. Muffit. "'Mistake o' Bill's, ses 'Arry, pointing to me. 'I told 'im I thought 'e was wrong, but 'e would 'ave it. I've got a bad memory, so I left it to 'im. "'Ho! ses Mrs. Muffit, taking a deep breath. 'Ho! I thought as much. Wot 'ave you got to say for yourself eh? "She turned on me like a wild cat, with her 'ands in front of her.
Then I pulled down a life-belt from the wall 'ere and threw it in, and, arter another moment's thought, ran back to the Lizzie and Annie, wot was in the inside berth, and gave them a hail. I've always 'ad a good voice, and in a flash the skipper and Ted Sawyer came tumbling up out of the cabin and the 'ands out of the fo'c'sle. "'Gal overboard! I ses, shouting.
"Now p'r'aps you'll understand wot I meant by calling 'er a forward hussy." "Fancy 'er writing to you!" he ses, wrinkling 'is forehead. "Pph! She must be crazy." "P'r'aps it ain't a gal at all," I ses. "My belief is somebody is 'aving a game with us." "Don't be a fool," he ses. "I'd like to see the party as would make a fool of me like that. Just see 'im and get my 'ands on him.
"You must take up this swine," said Coke to Hozier, dragging Watts to his feet with scant ceremony. "If I lay me 'ands on 'im I'll be tempted to throttle 'im." Watts protested vigorously against being tied. He vowed that it was contrary to articles for a chief officer to be treated in such a fashion.
There's time enough to tip the skillet over and spill all the grease into the fire, if that's what you mean; always time enough, up to the last issue before the polls open." "And you'd do it no matter who might happen to get in the way of the burning grease?" "We print the news, and we try to get all the news there is. But it would have to be straight goods, Blount; no 'ifs' and 'ands' about it.
Ay, its very leaves seem to 'ave a down-'earted sort o' drop. I knowed three on 'em once elm-trees they was growin' all close together, so close that their branches used to touch each other when the wind blew, jest as if they was a-shakin' 'ands wi' one another, Peter. You could see as they was uncommon fond of each other, wi' half an eye.
"'Ye ye yes, sir, ses the lodger, who was 'arf choked. "Sam held out his 'and, and the lodger, arter saying it was only a little bit o' fun on 'is part, and telling 'im wot a fancy he 'ad taken to 'im from the fust, put Ginger's watch and chain into his 'ands and eighteen pounds four shillings and sevenpence.
It's to be at twelve o'clock, so you may think I've 'ad my 'ands full. But you'll want to look at 'er, pore thing! Go up, miss, and mind yer 'ead; there's nobody but 'er friends with 'er now." The friends proved to be Betty Belmont and her dressing-room companions. When Glory entered they showed no surprise.
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