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"What does a little 'un like you know about books?" he said. "But I know of something they do sell, as 'll suit you a deal better; they sell sweets, and almond rock, as well as 'bacca and bread, and you shall have some, my deary." The fisherman expected a joyous outburst in anticipation of these unwonted dainties, but the little girl said slowly "Don't they sell books, too, daddy?
And this overland route can be shortened by discharging vessels at Linville, or La Bacca, and from thence taking the goods to San Antonio, a distance of about one hundred and forty miles.
Having taken this step, he put his hat on his head, and his pride in his pocket, and walked down to the old room at the Lighterman's Arms. There were only two of the old fellows there, and they looked coldly on Nicholas as he proffered his hand. 'Are you going to put down pipes, Mr. Tulrumble? said one. 'Or trace the progress of crime to 'bacca? growled another.
Guv look at 'im!" shrieked the old man, dancing to and fro in his impatience, "'ere's a chance for 'im to earn a pore old cove a bit o' 'bacca money, an', what's better still, t' show a pore old fightin' man a bit o' real sport an' there 'e stands, staring like a perishing pork pig! Blimy, Guv, get behind an' 'elp me to shove 'im up-stairs."
"'Threepence for 'is brekfuss; sevenpence for 'is dinner; threepence for 'is tea; penny for beer and a penny for bacca. 'Ow much is that, Ginger? "'One bob, ses Ginger. "Peter counted up to 'imself. 'I make it more than that, old pal, he ses, when he 'ad finished. "'Do you? ses Ginger, getting up. 'Well, he won't; not if he counts it twenty times over he won't. Good-night, Peter.
So I ran down to Birling Gap thinking thinking " he coughed "she might a a be bringing me a little present from France a bit o bacca, or dallop o tea, or what not, ye know.... What ye say?" He turned on the boy savagely. "I didn't say anything," replied Kit, astonished. The Parson scowled.
"It costs well over ten shillings a pound." The ungrateful old sinner puffed out a cloud of smoke. "'Arf a Bradbury !" he grunted unsympathetically. "You're jokin', sir." I shook my head. "But we pays a bob a pound fur 'bacca on board o' the ship," he expostulated. "It's something like 'bacca; grips you by the neck, like."
Berry good, berry good name; kase he truss his life in her ebry day, and dat's why he calls his little boat Truss Her. Yes, de Yankee-mans makes de gunboats and de paper boats. Has de gemmin from de norf any bacca for dis yere chile?"
About two inches fell. Within half a mile of each side of the garden the dust was barely laid. Old Bootha's luck stuck to her that time, and I had to give her a new dress and some 'bacca. But during the last drought she failed signally.
"But do you know what Fellness is like?" persisted Dick. "There ain't no shops at all only one, where they sells flour, and bread, and 'bacca, and tea, and sugar, and soap. They has meat there sometimes; but I never sees no books, and I don't believe they ever has 'em there," concluded the boy.
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