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But now tell me, Angelica, if my fortin's made, will you marry me, an' help to spend it? "`Yes, I will, says she. "I was so took by surprise, Geo'ge, when she say dat, I sprung up on one elber, an' felled down agin wid a howl, for two o' my ribs had been broke. "`Neber mind de yells, Angelica, says I, `it's only my leetle ways. But tell me why you allers refuse me before an' accep' me now.
"Yes," said I; "suppose you take your elbow out of my waistcoat." "'Elber," repeated the man, "what d'ye mean by 'elber'?" "This," said I, catching his arm in no very gentle grip. "If it's a fight you're wantin' " began the man. "It isn't!" said I. "Then leggo my arm!" "Then keep your elbow to yourself." "'Cod! I never see such a hot-headed cove!" "Nor I a more bad-tempered one."
"Who should know it better nor me? The lad's well-nigh lived i' my house ever sence he was no higher 'n my elber. Know his character? Ah! Should think I did an' all. The cliverest lad of his hands and the best of his feet for twenty mile around as full o' pluck as a tarrier an' as kindly-hearted as a wench. Bar his Uncle Ezra, theer niver was a mon to match him in Heydon Hay i' my time.
The taste in Heydon Hay was rather in favor of drawl than chatter, and the old masters in their serious moods were accustomed to be taken with something more than leisure. "Why, Reuben, lad," began Sennacherib, "how didst come to let your hand run away with your elber i' that way?"
I ought to ha' been clost to your elber, ready when you called. Never mind; next time you wants the ladder moved get some one else, for I sha'n't do it;" and he strode away. Half an hour later he was back to see if I wanted it moved, and waited till I had finished gathering a few more apples, when, smiling quite good-humouredly, he shifted the ladder into a good place.
'I'm very glad to find that you don't call yourself out of your name, sir, said Mrs Blockson; 'and as I had two twin children the day before yesterday was only seven weeks, and my little Charley fell down a airy and put his elber out, last Monday, I shall take it as a favour if you'll send nine shillings, for one week's work, to my house, afore the clock strikes ten tomorrow.
Tarbett preached that day, and Mr. Gilfil sat i' the pew with his wife. I think I see him now, a-leading her up the aisle, an' her head not reachin' much above his elber: a little pale woman, with eyes as black as sloes, an' yet lookin' blank-like, as if she see'd nothing with 'em. 'I warrant she had her weddin' clothes on? said Mr. Hackit.
"And," said I, staring away into the distance, "do you think that, by any possible chance, she might love me, this woman?" "Ay, for sure," said the Ancient, "for sure she will; why don't 'ee up an ax 'er? Wi' a fine round moon over-'ead, an' a pretty maid at your elber, it's easy enough to tell 'er you love 'er, aren't it?"
"You set your spanker-beam down there now, and keep still!" she said. Elber Skates took advantage of this providential disturbance to slide on to the next question: "How can we escape trouble?" No reply. "How can we escape trouble?" he meekly and patiently repeated.
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