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Updated: September 24, 2025
'What's goin' to 'appen to yu? I says; 'don't 'ee be fulish. 'No, she says, 'I won't be fulish. Well, I know what maids are, an' I never thought no more about et, till two days arter that, 'bout six in the avenin' I was comin' up wi' the calves, when I see somethin' dark lyin' in the strame, close to that big apple tree.
"I've been called a thief once, and I don't want to be agin." "Put that pistol down, you fool, afore you do mischief," ses the conjurer. "Who shall I shoot at?" ses George Kettle, raising the pistol. "Better fire at the conjurer, I think," ses Bob Pretty; "and if things 'appen as he says they will 'appen, the watch ought to be found in 'is coat-pocket." "Where is he?" ses George, looking round.
"Beg pardon, sir," stammered Watson, sheepishly. "I'm ashamed of myself, sir. It shan't 'appen again, not so long as I'm in your service." The coachman shuffled his left foot uneasily and appeared to find something of great interest in the rug on which he was standing. At any rate, he scrutinised it very intently. Mr. Bingle smiled as he turned away.
"What is it, John?" I inquired. "Why, then, you couldn't 'appen to notice 'im wearin' 'is 'at you couldn't 'appen to notice if 'e 'ad ever a pair o' 'orns, Peter?" "Horns!" I exclaimed. "Or a tail, Peter?" "Or even a 'oof, now?" suggested Job. "Come," said I, looking from one to the other, "what might you be driving at?"
Shrig, with his placid smile, "there's some traps as is so uncommon smart that they've got an 'abit of arresting innercent parties verever found, d'ye see. But if they should 'appen to lay their 'ooks on ye, jest tip me the office, sir." "Thank you," said Barnabas, "I shan't forget," and, with a final nod to Mr. Shrig, turned and followed the Corporal into Gray's Inn Lane.
Next an' last, if he should 'appen to find room for a look astern at the banks, it might vex 'im bein' the best o' men as well as the cleverest to notice that he 'adn't left no banks, to speak of. Not that 'twould matter to 'im pers'nally 'avin' no further use for 'em."
"There's always Sam Wilks's cottage," he said, in a husky whisper; "and if two of 'is friends should 'appen to meet there, who'd be the wiser?" He gazed benevolently after the young man's retreating figure and continued his stroll, his own troubles partly forgotten in the desire to assist his friends.
'E fancies girls are the sort of things one sees in plays, going about saying 'Un'and me! 'Let me pass! Maybe some of 'em are, but this ain't one of 'em." "How did it happen?" asked Minikin. "'Ow does it 'appen nine times out of ten?" returned Jarman. "'E was a bit misty, and she was wide awake. 'E gets a bit spoony, and well, you know." "Artful things, girls," commented Minikin.
Island's a sort o' place, but no place in partic'lar." "I don't know . . . It must have been the Island, though." "Now listen. Did you ever 'appen to 'ear tell of 'Olmness?" She asked it eagerly, watching his face. But it gave no answer to her hopes. His eyes were dreamy. The word, if it struck at all on his hearing, struck dully.
"I'm prayin' he'll be beat," the boy answered moodily. "Eh, Davie, hoo can ye?" cried the girl, shocked. "It's easy to say, 'Eh, David," he snapped. "But if yo' lived along o' them two " he nodded toward the stream "'appen yo'd understand a bit.... 'Eh, David, indeed! I never did!" "I know it, lad," she said tenderly; and he was appeased.
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