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The cord had slipped again. "This is becomin' terrible," said Adams, with a solemn look. "I'll tell 'ee what, lass; you run round to the smiddy an' tell Thursday that I want him d'rectly, an' look alive, old girl." Mrs Adams hastened out, and scattering the children, soon returned with the desired youth. And a most respectable youth had Thursday October Christian become at that time.
D'rectly you get to Knightsbridge footpads is ten a penny, let alone 'ighwaymen. Not that you're their game leastways by the looks o' you." "Thank you. I'm not afraid, but you mean your advice kindly and I'll not forget it. Mr. Gay's at Mr. Pope's house you say?" "Mr. Pope's villa he calls it. Mr. Pope's the great writer." "I've heard of him. Which is the way after I've left Knightsbridge?"
After I'd been in a little time I saw a sponge-cake on the table, and when I tried it, what d'ye think I found? It was as full inside of brandy-an'-sherry as it could be. All it could do to shtand! I saw d'rectly it washn't in condition come to table, and I said, 'Take it away! take it away!
Last night w'en I see'd 'im I said to the miller, says I, 'John, I'll take 'im down to the smith d'rectly. 'Very good, said John. So I 'ad him down to the smith " The remainder of Tom's speech was cut short by one of those unforeseen operations of the laws of nature which are peculiar to arctic climates.
"Where are the mothers of all these babies, Darry?" I asked. "Dey's in de field, Miss Daisy. Home d'rectly." "Are they working like men, in the fields?" I asked. "Dey's all at work," said Darry. "Do they do the same work as the men?" "All alike, Miss Daisy." Darry's answers were not hearty.
"Have you found that out already?" "D'rectly saw him." Miss Trimble opened her purse. "Go' one 'f his photographs here. Brought it from office. He's th' man that's wanted 'll right." "Mr. Sturgis and I both think he is working with the other man, the one who pretends to be my nephew." "Sure. I'll fix 'm." She returned the photograph to her purse and snapped the catch with vicious emphasis.
"Oh, it'll be all right d'rectly," said Jack; but as he said so he fell back on the grass, fainting from loss of blood which flowed from a large wound on his head. When the sailor's senses were restored, he found himself in a bed in the clergyman's dwelling, with his head bandaged up, and his body a good deal weaker than he had ever before felt it.
Gow," I observed. "Have you got anything to eat?" He touched his cap and nodded. "I says to meself it must be you, sir, d'rectly I heard you comin' round the crick. There ain't much comp'ny 'bout here at night-time." "Nor in the daytime either," I added, pushing the boat off from the bank. "And that's a fact, sir," he remarked, settling down to the oars.
So I 'lowed I'd jine; an' d'rectly dey sent me an inwite fo' de fustest meetin', an', fo' de Lawd, mar's, w'at yo' s'pose hit was? Hit read kinder like disher," he continued, with a groan: "'Reswolved, which is de butt end of a goat? All comes o' apin' white folks," said the old man, threatening the debaters with the scantling.
"What nonsense are you talking, man? What were you dreaming of?" "'F gold'n saus'ges an' dim'nd rolly-p'ly. I say 's fire out?" "Nearly." "'S very cold. G't up mend it, l'ke good f'llow. I'll help you, d'rectly."
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