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'This is the hend, is it, said Miss Squeers, tossing her head, and looking contemptuously at the floor, 'of my taking notice of that rubbishing creature, and demeaning myself to patronise her? 'Oh, come, rejoined Mrs Browdie, disregarding all the endeavours of her spouse to restrain her, and forcing herself into a front row, 'don't talk such nonsense as that.
What a pity you never thought that other people might be as clever as yourself and spoil your plans! 'You won't vex me, child, with such airs as these, said the late Miss Price, assuming the matron. 'Don't MISSIS me, ma'am, if you please, returned Miss Squeers, sharply. 'I'll not bear it. Is THIS the hend 'Dang it a', cried John Browdie, impatiently.
The officer rose to his feet, with an intent look both dismayed and embarrassed. He did not venture on speech; he merely acceded with a nod. "Ye want a lift, I reckon." The stranger was hampered by the incongruity between his rustic garb, common to the coves, and his cultivated intonation; for, unlike his comrade Browdie, he had no mimetic faculties whatever.
John Browdie remained standing behind the table, looking from his wife to Nicholas, and back again, with his mouth wide open, until his hand accidentally fell upon the tankard of ale, when he took it up, and having obscured his features therewith for some time, drew a long breath, handed it over to Nicholas, and rang the bell. 'Here, waither, said John, briskly. 'Look alive here.
Browdie was stultified for a moment Then, sustaining his assumed character, he said: "I hope it be nobody I know. I be fairly well acquainted in Eskaqua, though I hail from down in Lonesome Cove. Who be dead!" There was palpably a moment's hesitation before the spokesman replied: "Watt Wyatt; died day 'fore yestiddy."
'I don't know, resumed Mrs Browdie, 'that I have said anything very bad of you, even now. At all events, what I did say was quite true; but if I have, I am very sorry for it, and I beg your pardon. You have said much worse of me, scores of times, Fanny; but I have never borne any malice to you, and I hope you'll not bear any to me.
He had no sooner succeeded in suppressing this emotion, than he slipped off his shoes, and creeping to the adjoining room where the prisoner was confined, turned the key, which was on the outside, and darting in, covered Smike's mouth with his huge hand before he could utter a sound. 'Ods-bobs, dost thee not know me, mun? whispered the Yorkshireman to the bewildered lad. 'Browdie.
Nicholas assenting to the terms proposed, the benefit was had, and by it he realised no less a sum than twenty pounds. Possessed of this unexpected wealth, his first act was to enclose to honest John Browdie the amount of his friendly loan, which he accompanied with many expressions of gratitude and esteem, and many cordial wishes for his matrimonial happiness.
'I shall take the usual licence, Mr Browdie, said Nicholas, as he placed a chair for the bride. 'Tak' whatever thou like'st, said John, 'and when a's gane, ca' for more. Without stopping to explain, Nicholas kissed the blushing Mrs Browdie, and handed her to her seat. 'I say, said John, rather astounded for the moment, 'mak' theeself quite at whoam, will 'ee?
Nicholas responded to these compliments with others of the same kind, and they shook hands warmly. Then he introduced John Browdie, who had remained in a state of great admiration ever since the young lady in the bar had been so skilfully won over to the right side.
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