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As he drew his arm sharply away, a button, hanging loosely by a thread or two, became detached from his coat-cuff, and fell upon the rubber matting of the corridor. She was conscious of the button as Saxham and the crowded, grimy platform receded from her view.
'It makes me think of old times, said the burglar, smearing his ragged coat-cuff across his eyes 'about the apples in the orchard at home, and the rats at threshing time, and the rabbits and the ferrets, and how pretty it was seeing the pigs killed. Finding him in this softened mood, Jane said 'I wish you'd tell us how you came to choose our house for your burglaring to-night.
'Well, my dear, I've no objection, replied Joggle, wiping a tear from the corner of his eye with his coat-cuff. 'That's a good soul! exclaimed Mrs. Jogglebury soothingly. 'Go to-morrow, like a nice, sensible man. 'Very well, replied her now complacent spouse. 'And ask him to come here, continued she.
Call yourselves females, too! said the frightened and afflicted Grinder, with his coat-cuff at his eye. 'I'm surprised at you! Where's your feminine tenderness? 'You thankless dog! gasped Mrs Brown. 'You impudent insulting dog! 'What have I been and done to go and give you offence, Misses Brown? retorted the fearful Rob. 'You was very much attached to me a minute ago.
"Ha'n't I told 'ee so?" said the voice querulously. "Then come down off the ladder, you son of a " "Gently, Squire!" put in Mr. Raymond. The Squire groaned. "There I go again an' in the House of God itself! Oh! 'tis a case with me! I've a heart o' stone a heart o' stone." He turned and brushed his rusty hat with his coat-cuff. Suddenly he faced round again.
'I'm sure, Sir, returned the wretched Biler, blubbering again, and again having recourse to his coat-cuff: 'I shouldn't care, sometimes, if it was growed too. My misfortunes all began in wagging, Sir; but what could I do, exceptin' wag? 'Excepting what? said Mr Carker. 'Wag, Sir. Wagging from school. 'Do you mean pretending to go there, and not going? said Mr Carker.
I wonder, said Biler, blubbering outright, and smearing his eyes with his coat-cuff, 'that I haven't been and drownded myself over and over again.
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