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"We are getting into slack habits, Lewes." He rose and rang the bell. "Apparently the Stott infant has had enough of it," suggested Lewes. "Perhaps he has exhausted the interest of dictionary illustrations." "We shall see," replied Challis, and then to a deferentially appearing Heathcote he said: "Has Master Stott come this morning?" "No, sir. Leastways, no one 'asn't let 'im in, sir."
Pyecroft I heard spurs clink passed me. Then the jersey voice said: "What the mischief's that?" "'Asn't the visitor come aboard, Sir? 'E told me he'd purposely abandoned the Pedantic for the pleasure of the trip with us. Told me he was official correspondent for the Times; an' I know he's littery by the way 'e tries to talk Navy-talk. Haven't you seen 'im, Sir?"
"'And, o' course, I ses, looking at 'im, 'there's some people 'asn't got either one or the other. "The office-boy came out of the office afore he could think of an answer, and the pair of 'em stood there talking to show off their cleverness, till their tongues ached.
It was the strangest mirth, as though hollow pain and laughter strove with each other for the one poor indomitable face. "Well, ee could 'a told yer, if e'd ad the mind," she said, nodding, "for ee knows. Ee's been out o' work this twelve an a arf year well, come, I'll bet yer, anyway, as ee 'asn't done a 'and's turn this three year an I don't blime im.
Presently, under the same purao where they had shivered the night before, he cast himself down, and groaned aloud, and ground his face into the sand. 'Don't speak to me, don't speak to me. I can't stand it, broke from him. The other two stood over him perplexed. 'Wot can't he stand now? said the clerk. ''Asn't he 'ad a meal? I'M lickin' my lips.
"Dem that Prince," said Bert, indignant beyond measure. "'E 'asn't the menners of a 'og!" He stood up, collected his wits for a minute, and then went slowly towards the gangway of the little gallery. As he did so he heard noises suggestive of the return of the Prince. The lot of them were coming back again.
That young lady 'as done me the honor of promisin' to be my wife." "Oh!" said Dom Corria, fixing his brilliant eyes on Bulmer's vexed face. "There's no 'Oh' about it," growled Dickey. "It was all cut an' dried weeks ago, an' she 'asn't rued of 'er bargain yet, as far as I can make out." "You mean that the marriage was arranged before the Andromeda sailed?" said Dom Corria gently. "W'y, of course.
'Ortheris, I answered sternly, for I knew what was in his mind,'do you mean to say that 'I didn't mean to arx money o' you, any'ow, said Ortheris; 'I'd 'a' sold you the dorg good an' cheap, but but I know Mulvaney'll want somethin' after we've walked 'im orf, an' I ain't got nothin', nor 'e 'asn't neither. I'd sooner sell you the dorg, Sir. 'S trewth I would!
Must 'ave." Then he returned to the Paddock, passing a bookie with uplifted hand of protest. "Get away from me, Satan," he said. "Don't tempt an old man what's never fell yet." "I know all about that, Mr. Woodburn," grinned the bookie. "I got my principles same as them as 'asn't," continued the old man, marching firmly on. "You go and tell that to the Three J's, Mr. Buckland.
And kissing the top of Holly's head in passing, he went down to the hall. He wanted to get hold of her before she went up to give her lesson. At the first sound of wheels he stepped out into the porch, and saw at once that the victoria was empty. "The train's in, sir; but the lady 'asn't come."
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