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'Why, yes that's to say, near his dad. The fact is, continued he, 'I've a little independence of my own, dropping a heavy five-shilling piece as he said it, and his father old Bo, as I call him adjoins me; and if either of us 'appen to have a battue, or a 'aunch of wenzun, and a few friends, we inwite each other, and wicey wersey, you know, letting off a lot of shillings and sixpences.
"Do wot we've been doin all along sacrifice someone else," said Joe lightly. "Be serious, Joe," said Mr. Lavender. "Well," returned Joe, "I don't know what'll 'appen to you, sir, but I shall go on the bust permanent." Mr. Lavender sighed. "I do so wonder whether I shall, too," he said. Joe looked round at him, and a gleam of compassion twinkled in his greenish eyes.
"Sweerin' will no find him," said the Master coldly. "Noo, Sam'l." The big man shifted his feet, and looked mournfully at M'Adam. "'Twas 'appen 'aif an hour agone, when I sees oor Bob goin' oot o' yard wi' little yaller tyke in his mouth. In a minnit I looks agin and theer! little yaller 'un was gone, and oor Bob a-sittin' a-lickin' his chops. Gone foriver, I do reck'n.
Tom still walked on aimlessly; the thought of going to meet a girl who might never come did not have much attraction for him; still he didn't know where to go. "I don't think I'll come any further," he said presently. "Nay, what makes ye alter your mind, Tom?" "I think I'll go back to the Black Cow," replied Tom, "'appen there's some chaps there who'll stand a treat.
Belloo, whether it be his voice, or his eye, or his chin, I don't know, but there be summat about him as says, very distinct that if so be 'e should 'appen to set 'is mind on a thing, why 'e's a-going to get it, an' 'e ain't a-going to give in till 'e do get it. Ye see, Miss Anthea, 'e's so very quiet in 'is ways, an' speaks so soft, an' gentle, p'raps that's it.
She actually said "mate" for "meat", "'appen" for "perhaps", and "oss" for "horse", which, to young ladies living in good Lytherly society, who habitually said 'orse, even in domestic privacy, and only said 'appen on the right occasions, was necessarily shocking.
I like you better than any lass that ever I saw, a deal; you're nicer by chalks; there's none like ye there isn't; and I wish you'd have me. I ha'n't much tin father's run through a deal, he's pretty well up a tree, ye know; but though I baint so rich as some folk, I'm a better man, 'appen; and if ye'd take a tidy lad, that likes ye awful, and 'id die for your sake, why here he is.
Marston produced a lozenge, which he ate reluctantly, chumbling it with nervous haste. He was so afraid that she would give him another that he told her his news. 'Thank you, she said, keeping her dignity in a marvellous manner. 'Mrs. Edward Marston, of course, wrote to the minister, but she forgot to give her address. 'Accidents will 'appen, Vessons remarked, as he went out.
"'Appen 'e is, but that doesn't give him a right to get hold of the boy's collar, an' fair rip it clean off his back." "Well," said Mrs. Morel, "I don't thrash my children, and even if I did, I should want to hear their side of the tale." "They'd happen be a bit better if they did get a good hiding," retorted Mrs. Anthony. "When it comes ter rippin' a lad's clean collar off'n 'is back a-purpose "
'Well, we must trust ter luck, she said again, 'p'raps somethin' 'll 'appen soon, an' everythin' 'll come right in the end when we gets four balls of worsted for a penny. It was past twelve, and separating, they went by different ways along the dreary, wet, deserted roads till they came to Vere Street. The street seemed quite different to Liza from what it had been three months before.
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