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"We lay under a 'aystack last night," he said aloud, "and where we'll lie to-night gracious only knows, without some kind soul lends us a 'elping 'and." The lady fumbled in her pocket, and the little girl said to Dickie "Where are all your toys?" "I ain't got but two," said Dickie, "and they're at 'ome; one of them's silver real silver my grandfarver 'ad it when 'e was a little boy."
"Uncovered the top of the box. There wasn't anybody in the garden or about like. Jane was 'elping 'er mother do the 'ouse. I WAS excited I tell you. I tried the lock and then gave a whack at the hinges. Open it came. Silver coins full! Shining. It made me tremble to see 'em. And jest then I'm blessed if the dustman didn't come round the back of the 'ouse.
"Well, I should be sorry to lose you, but I won't stand in your way." Mrs. Alfredi, wot was standing by, stuffed her pocket-'ankercher in 'er mouth, and Rupert began to feel a bit uneasy in his mind. "If I did," he ses, "you'd get into trouble for 'elping me to desert." "Desert!" ses Mr. Alfredi. "I don't know anything about your deserting." "Ho!" ses Rupert. "And wot about my uniform?"
He got up presently and helped Ginger up, and they both stood there pitying themselves, and 'elping each other to think of names to call Sam. "Well, the money's gorn, and it's 'is own silly fault," ses Ginger. "But wotever 'appens, he mustn't know that we had a 'and in it, mind that." "He can starve for all I care," ses Peter, feeling his 'ead.
"And that's wot I've been kept 'ere all night for," he ses, at last, shaking his 'ead. "That's wot comes o' trying to do a kindness to keepers, and 'elping of 'em in their difficult work. P'r'aps that ain't the sack arter all, Mr. Cutts. I could ha' sworn they was pheasants in the one I found, but I may be mistook, never 'aving 'ad one in my 'ands afore.
"Ain't seen 'er fer months; run away last June, after 'elping 'erself to some of my cash, an' ain't been back since. 'Sides, what's it got to do with you, Guv'nor, I'd like to know? You mind yer own bus'ness." He leered drunkenly at Leroy, who turned away with a look of disgust. He knew how useless it was to expect truth from such a quarter.
Gladys appeared from the kitchen. "Oh, Gladys, here is the fruit.... Has father come in?" "I don't know, miss." "You haven't heard him?" "No, miss. I've been upstairs, 'elping with the beds." "Oh thank you, Gladys." The terror slipped away from her. Then it was all right. Ellen Stiles had, as usual, exaggerated. After all, she had not been there. She had heard it only at second-hand.
"Well, I should be sorry to lose you, but I won't stand in your way." Mrs. Alfredi, wot was standing by, stuffed her pocket-'ankercher in 'er mouth, and Rupert began to feel a bit uneasy in his mind. "If I did," he ses, "you'd get into trouble for 'elping me to desert." "Desert!" ses Mr. Alfredi. "I don't know anything about your deserting." "Ho!" ses Rupert. "And wot about my uniform?"
"I remember you perfectly, sir, and it was the fact that we had already met in what one might almost term a social way that emboldened me to come 'ere today and offer you my services as a hintermediary, should you feel disposed to avail yourself of them." George was puzzled. "Your services?" "Precisely, sir. I fancy I am in a position to lend you what might be termed an 'elping 'and."
I don't mind giving up a little of my claim, just a thousand or so, for ready cash. The old sinner ought to be dead, and can't last long. My belief is when 'e's gone I'm so circumstanced I shall get the whole. Whether or no, I've gone in for 'elping the captain with all my savings, and I mean to stick to them." "And lose everything," said Tyrrwhit.
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