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"I declare for't," said her father, "I don't know. I d'know as I ever thought it out fairly before; but just now when I was pickin' the pease for you, my mind got to dwellin' on Lyddy, and then it come to me all at once: there she was, the only one among a whole shipful, and I I didn't know but what she might think it rather of a strange position for her." "Oh!" exclaimed Miss Maria, petulantly.
"But why isn't it done?" "I d'know," said Pomp, innocently. "You don't know?" "No, sah, don't know 'tall." "But I told you to do them," said Morgan, angrily. "Didn't I?" "Yes, sah." "Then why didn't you do them?" "Wanted to go and kedge terrupum." "Now, look here, sir, you've got to do what you're told." "What you tell me, den?"
Not much sold, he said. "There was one sale of a big piece last year; the owner enthorited Big Tom Wilson to sell it, but I d'know what he got for it." All the way along, the habitations were small log cabins, with one room, chinked with mud, and these were far between; and only occasionally thereby a similar log structure, unchinked, laid up like a cob house, that served for a stable.
We're on duty, and it's yours as an ex-Navy man to help. Where are the fishermen? There seem to be none hanging about the cliff." "I d'know, your honour; up at the publics, p'raps, in the town." "There's a party of smugglers here to-night?" "Is there, sir? Running a cargo?" "You know they are." "That I don't, your honour. I haven't seen one."
"I DON'T!" And with that his voice went to a half-shriek. "Maybe you think I'm down here f'r my health; maybe you think I come out f'r a pleasant walk in the woods right now; maybe you think I ain't seen no other lady-friend o' yours besides this'n to-day, and maybe I didn't see who was with her yes, an' maybe you think I d'know no other times he's be'n with her.
"I mean, is there a party against him in his church? Is he unpopular?" Mrs. Bolton took some flour and sprinkled it on her bread-board; then she lifted the mass of dough out of the trough before her, and let it sink softly upon the board. "I d'know as you can say he's unpoplah. He ain't poplah with some. Yes, there's a party the Gerrish party." "Is it a strong one?" "It's pretty strong."
"Yes, she's a good un to go along," said Bob. "Wouldn't sell her, I s'pose!" said the man. "What should we sell her for?" said Bob, hooking and landing a fish coolly enough. "I d'know. Thought you might want to part with her," said the man. "I wouldn't mind giving fifteen shillings for a boat like that." "Yah!" cried Bob mockingly. "Why, she's worth thirty at least."
"Wai'," he answered, slowly, "I ain't a-goin' to deny that you've done your work well yes a sight better'n any of the lazy rascals I've been hiring, an' if you could be depended on now, I d'know but what I might's well give the work to you as to anybody else. Of course, as you say, 'tain't my place to do servant's work like brass cleanin'." "Of course not," assented Theo, promptly.
"Not a bit! But I guess my hat's about done for, without I can get it pressed over; and I d'know as this kind of straw doos press." "First-rate!" called the captain from above. "Never mind the hat." But the girl continued fondly trying to reshape it, while the old man fidgeted anxiously, and protested that he would be sure to be left.
But it did give me a kind of start, first off, when father up and got to feelin' sort of bad about it. I d'know as I should thought much about it, if he hadn't seemed to. I d'know as I should ever thought about anything except her not havin' any one to advise with about her clothes. It's the only thing she ain't handy with: she won't know what to wear. I'm afraid she'll spoil her silk.
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