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"I don't 'old with cockes feathers and fal-de-dals on 'umble folk myself, not but what I could afford 'em if I liked, being of saving 'abits and a receiver of good wages. But I'm a friendly pusson and not 'ard on a good-lookin' gal, not that you are what I call 'andsome."
"Do I, Eunice? Do I look almost as handsome as Kate?" "You are 'andsomer sometimes, Miss Rose, to my taste. If Miss Kate 'ad red cheeks, now; but she's as w'ite sometimes as marble." "So she is; but some people admire that style. I suppose Mr. Stanford does eh, Eunice?" "I dare say he does, Miss." "Do you think Mr. Stanford handsome, Eunice?" carelessly. "Very 'andsome, Miss, and so pleasant.
The path across the marshes was lost in the darkness, but she found it; the planks over the ditches slippery and narrow, but she crossed them in safety, until at last, her feet bleeding and her breath coming in great gasps, she entered the village and sank down more dead than alive on a cottage doorstep. "Handsome is as 'andsome does," said the night-watchman. It's an old saying, but it's true.
One day a circus comes to the town where she was attending school. The young ladies were took to the afternoon performance by the er school-ma'ams. They all perceeded to fall in love at first sight with a 'andsome young equestrian. He was very good-looking, I can tell you that, and he 'ad a fine figger. As clean a looking young chap as ever you see. Well do I remember Tommy Braddock in them days.
But if you manage it in say a week, I'll double your wages and give you a er a bonus into the bargain; think it over." "I I will, sir indeed, sir!" "Very well; you may go." "Certingly, sir." Mr. Brimberly bowed and crossed to the door but, being there, paused. "Double me wages I think it were, sir, and a bonus? Very 'andsome, very 'andsome indeed, sir thank you, sir." Saying which, Mr.
I'm blessed glad this night's job's done; an' if I can't make fifty quid out 've it, I shall want to know the reason why, I can tell yer. Big, ugly brute, ain't 'e! Strong as a mule, too. I'd want to be paid pretty 'andsome fer the keepin' o' such a brute; but the American gent's red 'ot ter get 'im, I can tell yer. Biggest ever bred, they tell me.
Pill, "and ain't that his lordship's nephew who comes here at times?" "Mr. Mallow? Yes! That's him. He's fond of the old lady." "And fond of her niece, too," giggled Geraldine; "not but what Miss Saxon is rather sweet." "Rather sweet," growled the cook, "why, she's a lovely gal, sich as you'll never be, in spite of your fine name. An' her brother, Mr. Basil, is near as 'andsome as she."
'Verefore an' v'y? enkvires my feyther, but Black Dan only vagged 'is veppings in my feyther's face, an' grinned under 'is mask. 'I vants you, so, 'Andsome 'Arry come down! sez 'e. Now I've told you as my feyther vos the boldest " "Yes, yes," cried the fussy gentleman. "Well?"
There's nothing to bite your lips over, my dear; no one blames you for it, we can't be all born 'andsome. It's Trixie here who gets all the love-letters, isn't it, Trixie? ah, I thought I should see a blush if I looked! Who is it now, Trixie, and where do we meet him, and when is the wedding? Come, tell your old uncle.
"I couldn't say positive, sir, but I should think in about fourteen and a 'alf minutes, or maybe a shade under between fourteen and fourteen and a 'alf, sir. As I was saying, he was a most intelligent looking chap, sir, and very 'andsome of face and figger. Between twenty-four and twenty-five, I dare say.
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