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They thinks they owns the 'ouses, blimey they do. Oh it's a fine world, this is! He paused. I hesitated. For some time there had been a suspicion of rain in the air. Now it was commencing to fall in a fine but soaking drizzle. It only needed that to fill my cup to overflowing. My companion was regarding me with a sort of sullen curiosity. 'Ain't you got no money? 'Not a farthing.
The impression of his hunger came back on him. "Blimey, but couldn't I go a piece of steak!" he muttered aloud, clenching his huge fists and spitting out a smothered oath. "I tried both Burke's an' Sawley's," his wife said half apologetically. "An' they wouldn't?" he demanded. "Not a ha'penny. Burke said " She faltered. "G'wan! Wot'd he say?"
I glanced warily at him, for I was on my knees taking the ashes from the stove. When I returned from throwing them overside, he was talking to Harrison, whose honest yokel's face was filled with fascination and wonder. "Yes," Mugridge was saying, "an' wot does 'is worship do but give me two years in Reading. But blimey if I cared. The other mug was fixed plenty. Should 'a seen 'im.
He halted for a second irresolutely, with the officer's hesitancy at meddling with a drunken man. The fellow on the ground tried to raise himself, and got one elbow on the gravel. This brought him into such a position that he stared straight at the illuminated crucifix across the path, and but little farther in. "Lor', blimey, Joe," he said, "I'm blasted drunk, I am!
"Lawst 'im," she said. "Used to give sixpence a week to the woman what 'ad 'alf the 'ouse with me to look after 'im while I was workin' at the fact'ry. But what did the bleedin' b do? Blimey, if she didn't let 'im get run over by the dray from the brewery." "Killed?" I said, clutching at baby. The woman nodded without speaking. I asked her how old her child had been. "More'n four," she said.
"Yer cawn't see 'im. Blimey, 'ow much more of it, I should like to know. Gerroutovit, cawn't yer! You and yer caps." And he added a searching expletive by way of concluding the sentence fittingly. After which he slipped back and slammed the door, leaving Fenn waiting outside like the Peri at the gate of Paradise. His resemblance to the Peri ceased after the first quarter of a minute.
"An' 'er ginger 'air was scorchin' all 'er back," he sang in parody, suddenly cutting a caper and snapping his fingers. The girl's white skin flushed pink with anger, her eyes sparkled with hate. "Ugly swine! I'll smack yer jaw, if yer talk ter me," she cried. "Blimey, 'ot stuff, ain't it?" inquired Chook. "Cum on, Pinkey. Never mind 'im," cried Ada, moving off.
The sergeant struggled violently, and by so doing set some more springs in motion, and the figure's right arm made terrific swipes in the air. A following of boys and loafers had collected by this time. "Blimey, how does he lash out!" was the remark they made.
'Do you mean that they say it's full when it isn't, that they won't let me in although there's room? 'That's it, bloke's a-kiddin' yer. 'But, if there's room, aren't they bound to let me in? 'Course they are, and, blimey, if I was you I'd make 'em. Blimey I would! He broke into a volley of execrations. 'But what am I to do? 'Why, give 'em another rouser let 'em know as you won't be kidded!
"An' was it a proper tart?" "Tart, God blimey yes!" "How do you know?" "Oh," said Dawes, "I reckon he spent th' night " There was a good deal of laughter at Paul's expense. "But who WAS she? D'you know her?" asked the mutual friend. "I should SHAY SHO," said Dawes. This brought another burst of laughter. "Then spit it out," said the mutual friend. Dawes shook his head, and took a gulp of beer.
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