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"I released it, and it flowed I mean flew up the chimbley." With the shamefaced air of a man detected in the performance of a noble action, he passed out of the room. Husband and wife eyed each other. "That's Alf that's Alf all over," said Mr. Teak, with enthusiasm. "He's been like it from a child. He's the sort of man that 'ud dive off Waterloo Bridge to save the life of a drownding sparrow."
Nonetheless" he stepped forward and turned as he spoke, swinging his glance with compelling vigour about the rough circle of humanity "Nonetheless he's done come, an' claims he's been sent. Stand over thar, Mr. Thornton, in front of the chimbley an' I aims ter see thet ye gits yore say!"
"Wormwood," said the old lady, adjusting her spectacles in extreme deliberation, and then examining the little black and blue spot, which was spreading rapidly, "is the very best thing; and I've got some to home you run right over," she said, turning round on David, quickly, "an' get it; it's a-hang-in' by the chimbley."
I'll tell ye what, Miss Elleney, I'll just stop here in the chimbley corner, an' if they does be wantin' any more toast I'll have it made for them afore you can turn round." "Oh no, Pat," cried Elleney in alarm. "That wouldn't do at all. Me a'nt bid me tell ye me a'nt said " "Well, what did she say, miss, dear?" inquired Pat, as she faltered. "She wasn't best pleased," stammered the girl.
She'll see not awnly a cracked, shrivelled auld man grizzling an' grumbling in the chimbley corner, but what the man was wance a faither, strong an' lusty, as dandled her, an' worked for, an' loved her with all his heart in the days of his bygone manhood. Ess, my Phoebe's all that; an' she comes here wi' the child; an' it pleases me, for rightly onderstood, childern be a gert keeper-off of age."
Your bed's at the top of the house, child, and there you'll find a suit o' clothes that I've washed and aired after the last boy. I only hope you won't catch any of his nasty tricks in 'em. Straight up the stairs and the little door to the left at the top." "Unless" Mr. Trapp picked up courage for one more pleasantry "you'd like to make a start at once and go up by way of the chimbley."
"Why, it must be a temple," I said, "and that built-up place was the altar." "Does look like it," said Denham thoughtfully. "You gentlemen know best, I dessay," said the Sergeant; "but it strikes me that this here was a palace, and the bit we're in was kitchen." "Nonsense," said Denham. "It was a temple, and that was the altar." "Wouldn't want a chimbley to a temple, would they, sir?" "Chimney?"
He peep here, en he peep dar, yit he ain't see nothin'. He lissen in de chimbley cornder, en he lissen und' de winder, yit he ain't hear nothin'. "Den he sorter wipe his mustach en study. He 'low ter hisse'f, 'De pot rack know what gwine up de chimbley, de rafters know who's in de loft, de bed-cord know who und' de bed.
"When I I heard a pore little bird struggling in your chimbley," he continued, with a sigh of relief. "Being fond of animals, I took the liberty of comin' into your room and saving its life." Mr. Teak drew a breath, which he endeavoured in vain to render noiseless. "It got its pore little foot caught in the brickwork," continued the veracious Mr. Chase, tenderly.
"It's great!" said the Frenchman. He swung his eyeglasses to his nose and gazed at it. They came to a standstill a little distance away. "The house ain't much to boast on," said Uncle William, modestly. "The house?" The Frenchman stared at him politely. Uncle William motioned with his hand. "It's a kind o' ramshackle ol' thing no chimbley to speak of " The man's face cleared.
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