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"As for Prudence she loves 'ee wi' all 'er 'eart an' soul!" "Prudence?" said I, staring. "Ah! Prudence I be 'er grandfeyther, an' I know." "Prudence!" said I again. "She 'm a 'andsome lass, an' so pretty as a picter you said so yourself, an' what's more, she 'm a sensible lass, an' 'll make ye as fine a wife as ever was if only " "If only she loved me, Ancient." "To be sure, Peter."
Shrig?" inquired Barnabas as they crossed Blackfriars Bridge. "Because I'm vorking out a problem, sir. For some time I've been trying to add two and two together, and now I'm droring my conclusions. So you know Old Nick the cobbler, do you, sir?" "I didn't an hour ago." "Sir, when you vos in his shop, I took the liberty o' peeping in at the winder." "Indeed?" "And I seen that theer 'andsome gal."
There was nothing gammonacious about the turn-out; all werry neat and 'andsome, but as plain as plain could be; and there was not even a bit of Christmas at the 'orses' ears, which I observed all the other coaches had. Well, down came Sir Wincent, off went his hat, out came the way-bill, and off he ran into the office to see what they had for him.
He stopped to consider, and a cry went up from the far side of the parade-ground: "He's killed Jerry Blazes!" But in the shelter of the well-pillars Simmons was safe, except when he stepped out to fire. "I'll blow yer 'andsome 'ead off, Jerry Blazes," said Simmons reflectively.
You see, your husband should have subscribed to our Loan Society, and then they'd have found him a 'andsome coffin, and given three pounds to his widder. But the poor are so benighted in these parts. I'm sure, sir, I can't guess what brought you here; but that's no business of mine. And how are all at Old Brompton?" Here Mrs. Mivers bridled indignantly.
A fine 'andsome gal she vere, and vith nothing of the flash mollisher about 'er, either, though born on the streets, as ye might say, same as me. Vell, she gets con-werted, and she's alvays napping 'er bib over me, as you'd say, piping 'er eye, d'ye see? vanting me to turn honest and be con-werted too. 'Turn honest, says she, 'and ve'll be married ter-morrow, says she."
He 'as taken it for granted that I am wealthy. What shall I do? I spend the afternoon trying to form a plan. And then I am resolved. I will go to my uncle and say: 'Uncle, I have the magnificent chance to marry the daughter of wealthy English landowner. Already I 'ave her gratitude. Soon for I am young, 'andsome, debonair I shall 'ave her love. Give me one more chance, uncle.
"My feyther, sir," he continued, "my feyther, 'e druv' the Dartford Mail, an' 'e were the finest v'ip as ever druv' a coach, Dartford or otherwise; 'Andsome 'Arry' 'e vere called, though v'y 'andsome I don't know, seeing as 'is nose veren't all it might ha' been, on account o' a quart pot; an' v'y 'Arry I don't know, seeing as 'is name vos Villiam; but, ''Andsome 'Arry' 'e vere called, an' werry much respected 'e vere too.
"I thought it was a restaurant, not a theatre," Priam whispered to Mrs. Challice. "So it is a restaurant," said his companion. "But I hear they're obliged to do like this because there's always such a crowd. It's very 'andsome, isn't it?" He agreed that it was. He felt that London had got a long way in front of him and that he would have to hurry a great deal before he could catch it up.
Afore our troubles began, sir, I don't know as I had a wish in the world, unless it was to see an 'andsome painted window in the chancel, which is all as is wanted to make the church perfect; and now you're a-going to leave, and nobody knows what kind of a gentleman may be sent.
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