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Suddenly there was a fresh darkening of the light, and Tom did seize the stout stick and hold it lance fashion, for the dog had leaped down into the hole, and now stood at the little entrance to the cave growling savagely. "Let 'em alone," cried Pete, "d'yer hear? Let 'em alone." But the dog paid no heed.
Jim took off his hat and 'shoved' it round, and 'bobs' were 'chucked' into it. The result was about thirty shillings. Jack glanced contemptuously into the crown of the hat. 'Not me! he said, showing some emotion for the first time. 'D'yer think I'm going to risk me blanky neck for your blanky amusement for thirty blanky bob.
"Couldn't tell you that, guv'nor, d'yer see," said the lad, "'cause he's one o' them gents what allus wears a white silk handkercher abaht his face up to his eyes. But he's a big man wears black clothes." Viner gave the boy his promised reward, and was passing on when Miss Wickham touched his arm. "Ask if he's seen a lady go out this way," she said. "That's equally important."
'I go aht nursin', yer know, so I know all abaht it. 'Well, you surprise me, said Mrs. Kemp. 'I didn't know as Liza was thet way. She never told me nothin' abaht it. 'D'yer know 'oo it is 'as done it? 'Now you ask me somethin' I don't know, replied Mrs. Kemp. 'But now I come ter think of it, it must be thet there Tom. 'E's been keepin' company with Liza.
"Oh, then, you have seen sculpture before?" "Yes, sir, 'tain't the first time as I've seed a graven image, as the Bible calls 'em. D'yer ever make them figures they puts over doors and winders of houses?" "No; I can't say I do." "Did you ever see them two figures in the Lord Mayor's palace in the City? You ought to see them, sir. I reckon they're the best things in that line you can see anywhere?"
'D'yer know, Liza, he said, 'I just abaht kicked the life aht of a feller 'cause 'e said you was messin' abaht with with 'im. 'An' yer knew I was? 'Yus but I wasn't goin' ter 'ave anyone say it before me. 'They've all rounded on me except you, Tom. I'd 'ave done better if I'd tiken you when you arst me; I shouldn't be where I am now, if I 'ad. 'Well, won't yer now? Won't yer 'ave me now?
The boy, who was on his way with a message to another room, hesitated a minute and then came forward, staring at the sight of the little, undressed, shivering man with his head thrust into the passage. "Hallo!" he said, "what d'yer want?" "Want ye to carry this yere letter to a man," Stamps got out hoarsely. "I'll give ye a quarter. Will ye do it?" "Yes."
This was to the boy, who took advantage of my helpless position to give me a couple of savage kicks in the leg as he stood there; but as he had no shoes on, the kicks did not do much harm. "Why, o' course it is our rope," growled the fellow. "Gahn with you, what d'yer mean by coming here with a tale like that?" He gave me a shake, and the woman interfered.
There was an instant's dead silence. Then the tottering John came forward. "An' I'm glad yer come, Isaac, that I am thankful! Now yer can tell me what yer wife's done with my money. D'yer mind that box? It wor you an' I carried it across that night as Watson come out on us. An' yo'll bear me witness as we locked it up, an' yo' saw me tie the two keys roun' my neck yo' did, Isaac.
On looking in, sure enough, there was my man, lying down in the pit, close up to the side, with his face to the ground. I said, "Frank, is that you? What are you doing there? Are you ill?" "No," he replied, "I'm not. What d'yer want with me?" "Nothing in particular," I said; "but to tell the truth, I was so surprised at your disappearance, that I could not pass on without looking for you.
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