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'It's a signet ring, to seal letters with. 'An' there's a sorter king's head scratched on it, an' some writin' too, only I carnt make it out? 'It isn't the head of a king, although it wears a crown, Willoughby explained, 'but the head and bust of a Saracen against whom my ancestor of many hundred years ago went to fight in the Holy Land.
"Oh, my Gawd," said the conductor, taking him by the shoulders and forcing him down into the corner seat, "wot am I to do? Carnt somebody sit on 'im?" He held him firmly down until the 'bus started, and then released him. At the top of Chancery Lane the same scene took place, and the poor little Frenchman became exasperated.
Pretty strict, marster is. But good work and good pay." "And yer carnt arsk fer more, that's wot I ses!" threw in Dollops in his shrill voice. Now Cleek, all this time, had been edging more and more in the direction of Borkins and his sinister companion who were standing a little apart, but nevertheless were interested spectators of all that went on.
Bless your 'art, he'd do a deal more wonderful things than that. Well, that there chap's a long time going by. I can't wait." Ike looked back, holding on by the iron support of the ladder. "I carnt see nothing. Just you look, mate, your side." I looked back too, but could see nothing, and said so. "It's strange," growled Ike. "Go on, Bony."
Gawd knows, maybe a hundred pound. Lots of folks take it into their silly heads they can go where they want. They carnt, not if the Landlord knows his Lor, not unless they're hoofin' it like me. Lot o' use bringin' me up to the Co't o' Charncery." "Do you mean to say that just for walking over a field a man can be had up to the court of Chancery and fined a hundred pounds?"
"He keep on saying Sharing Cross, Sharing Cross," he exclaimed, turning to the other passengers; "and it is not Sharing Cross. He is fool." "Carnt yer understand," retorted the conductor, equally indignant; "of course I say Sharing Cross I mean Charing Cross, but that don't mean that it is Charing Cross.
"Why, darn it," he exclaimed, "if that beant Archer! and a hull grist of boys he's brought along with him, too, any how. How are you, Harry, who've you got along? It's so etarnal thunderin' dark as I carnt see 'em no how!" "Frank and the Commodore, that's all," Archer replied, "and how are you, old Corporation?" "Oh! oh!
The conductor collared him as he was getting off, and jerked him back savagely. "Carnt yer keep still a minute," he cried indignantly; "blessed if you don't want lookin' after like a bloomin' kid." "I vont to be put down at Sharing Cross," answered the little Frenchman, humbly. "You vont to be put down at Sharing Cross," repeated the other bitterly, as he led him back to his seat.
The girl unstrapped the parcels and carried them in; as she passed her brother, she said: "Take the saddle off for me, will you, Jack?" "Oh, carnt yer take it off yerself?" he snarled; "carnt yer see I'm busy?" She took off the saddle and bridle, and carried them into a shed, where she hung them on a beam.
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