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"The truth is, sir, I've got the dockiments you stand in need of in my possession, and can furnish you with them for a consideration." "Why, now you are intelligible. What do you want, Murray? I'm engaged." "To speak one word with you in the next room, sir. The gentleman wants you to say yes or no, in a single line, upon Mr. Fairfield's business, sir besides, I've a private message."
You are about to joust that young scamp, by the way, out of the title and property. I say so, because I am up to the thing. Yet you want dockiments to establish your case haw?" "Well, sir, and suppose we do; you, I presume, as the friend of Lord Dunroe, are not coming to furnish us with them?" "That is, Mr. Birney, as we shall understand one another. You failed in your mission to France?"
Dinna think onything atween you an' her wad hae brocht me at this time o' nicht to disturb ye in yer ain chaumer. Na, na! Whatever was atween you twa had an honest man intill 't, an' I wad hae taen my time to gie ye back yer dockiments. But there 's some o' anither mark here." As she spoke, she drew from the parcel a small cardboard box, broken at the sides, and tied with a bit of tape.
"I shall hear any proposal, sir, you have to make, but will answer no questions on the subject until I understand your motive for putting them." "Good very cool and cautious but suppose, now, that I, who know you 'ave failed in procuring the dockiments in question, could supply you with them haw! do you understand me now?" "Less than ever, sir, I assure you.
"Nonsense! you must bring dockiments. It comes from authority." "Name the authority, and make him name the man of whom I borrowed the money, and then I can disprove the story." "It's pretty good authority, I think a man who knows most of what goes on in Middlemarch. It's that fine, religious, charitable uncle o' yours. Come now!" Here Mr.
"That ye sud ken best yersel', mem. But Jean's an awfu' gossip, an' a lady like yer cousin micht hae left dockiments ahint her 'at she wadna jist like to hear procleemt frae the hoose tap. No 'at she 'll ever hear onything mair, puir thing!" "What mean ye?" cried Miss Horn, half frightened, half angry. "Jist what I say neither mair nor less," returned Mrs Mellis.
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