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She made a queer, significant grimace. But the audience laughed no longer. They stared silently at the gaunt creature, and with their silence her own mood changed. Suddenly she whipped up her apron. She drew it across her eyes, and flung it away again passionately. "I dessay we shall be lyin abed in Kingdom Come," she said defiantly, yet piteously. "But we've got to git there fust.
It is never pleasant to submit one's superstitions to the tests of the unbelieving, but after the attitude she had taken up she was extremely loath to allow her son-in-law a triumph. "Never mind, we'll say no more about it," she said, primly, "but I 'ave my own ideas." "I dessay," said Mr. Boxer; "but you're afraid for us to go to your old fortune-teller.
It is never pleasant to submit one's superstitions to the tests of the unbelieving, but after the attitude she had taken up she was extremely loath to allow her son-in-law a triumph. "Never mind, we'll say no more about it," she said, primly, "but I 'ave my own ideas." "I dessay," said Mr. Boxer; "but you're afraid for us to go to your old fortune-teller.
One of the young gents'll go with you, I dessay." "I'll go with her," said Mercer, and they hurried away. "There," said Hopley, as he finished his rough dressing of the wound, "I can't do no more, and we can't carry him to my place. We must wait." "Oh, Master 'Opley, sir," groaned the unfortunate man, "is it very bad?" "Wait and hear what the doctor says, when he comes. I didn't do it, did I?"
'Your chest is bad, Egremont remarked, looking curiously at the woman. 'Yes, I dessay it is, was the ungracious reply. 'Well, I don't think we need trouble you any more at present, but I shall probably have to come again in a day or two. 'I dessay you'll find me here. 'And feeling better, I hope. The weather gives you much trouble, no doubt. He held half a crown to her.
"I dessay 'e knows," said Mrs. Skinner. "He doesn't tell." "He was always a great one for looking after 'imself and leaving them that was near and dear to 'im in trouble, was Skinner. Though clever as could be," said Mrs. Skinner.... "Where's this child?" asked Redwood abruptly. She begged his pardon.
There'd be a row and a bit o' shooting, I dessay, for it's amazing, that it is, amazing, the way the old vagabone has took to our lad. But I don't like his going off with 'em, and with nothing better than a bit of a toothpick of a knife. Wouldn't be long before he got hold of a club, though, I know."
"Go on, then," cried Dick. "Feel how cold and damp it is." "Feel it, Dick? Yes; and right in my wounded arm." "Does it hurt much?" "No; only aches. Why, how dense it is!" "Can you find your way?" "Dunno, mester. Best keep straight on, I think. Dessay it'll soon pass over." But it did not soon pass over; and as the wheelwright pushed on it seemed to be into a denser mist than ever.
"Lost him?" said the doctor. "Yes, sir. We must have pulled one of his fins out. Dessay we've got it here." "The rope slipped over it, Bob," said Carey, in disappointed tones, as the noose was hauled aboard. "Oh, we ought to have had that. It was a beauty." "Never mind," said the doctor. "Steer for the shore, and let's get off on our trip."
The landlady looked in at the door. 'Here's a gemman wants to see you, Miss Nancarrow. 'Oh? What sort of a gentleman? 'Why, oldish five-an'-forty, I dessay. Greyish beard and a big nose. Speaks very loud and important like. Not her uncle; he had no beard and a very small nose, and could not thus have altered since she last saw him. 'All right. I'll go and ask him what he wants.
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