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"Well, I'll teach thee." "Oh, Jack!" and she leapt up with flashing eyes; "how good thou be'est!" "Doan't," Jack said crossly; "what be there good in teaching a lass to spell? There's twopence, run down to the corner shop and buy a spelling-book; we'll begin at once." And so Nelly had her first lesson.
Nevertheless the rocks served as a beacon, and enabled them to keep the right direction; but although they made their way at the best of their speed it was an hour after starting before they approached the rock. When they were within fifty yards of it a figure suddenly rose. It was that of a boy some fifteen years of age. "Goa back," he shouted; "dang yer, what be'est a cooming here vor?"
"Thew'st na git there that gate. Be'est thee honest man?" "I hope so," said I, somewhat indignantly. "What's trade?" "A tailor," I said. "Tailor! guide us! Tailor a-tramp? Barn't accoostomed to tramp, then?" "I never was out of London before," said I, meekly for I was too worn-out to be cross lengthy and impertinent as this cross-examination seemed. "Oi'll gie thee lift; dee yow joomp in.
Later on, if you can, get some woman or child to come in, and let them see him, so that there'll be a witness he was at home when the thing came off, that'll make him safe. I've thought it all over." "But what be'est thou going to do, Jack?" "Don't mind me, mother. I'm going to save the Vaughan colliery.
'Gee wug, Polly! cried I, for all the men were now looking on, being then at the leaving-off time: 'Gee wug, Polly, and show what thou be'est made of. With that I plugged my heels into her, and Billy Dadds flung his hat up.
'No, no, no, a conspiracy connected with his school; I'll explain it presently. 'Thot's reeght! said John, 'explain it arter breakfast, not noo, for thou be'est hoongry, and so am I; and Tilly she mun' be at the bottom o' a' explanations, for she says thot's the mutual confidence. Ha, ha, ha! Ecod, it's a room start, is the mutual confidence!
'What made you treat me so, little Gwenny? I asked, for Lorna would not ask lest the reply should vex me. 'Because 'ee be'est below her so. Her shanna' have a poor farmering chap, not even if her were a Carnishman. All her land, and all her birth and who be you, I'd like to know?
"Be ye men! For shame, Bill Haden, to match thy old dog, twelve year old, wi' a young un. She's been a good dorg, and hast brought thee many a ten-pun note. If be'est tired of her, gi' her poison, but I woant stand by and see her mangled." "How dare 'ee kick my dorg?" a miner said coming angrily forward; "how dare 'ee come here and hinder sport?" "Sport!"
"Gee wug, Polly!" cried I, for all the men were now looking on, being then at the leaving-off time: "Gee wug, Polly, and show what thou be'est made of." With that I plugged my heels into her, and Billy Dadds flung his hat up.
Insist on seeing him yourself; say it's a question of life and death. If he's out, you must go on to Hooper he's the next magistrate. When you have delivered the letter, slip off home and go to bed, and never let out all your life that you took that letter." "All right, Jack; but what be'est thou going to do?" "I'm going another way, lad; I've got my work too.
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