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It did not require a second glance to know that he was a Yankee. "Guess that 'ere's pretty wall fixed up, stranger," he said, addressing the captain, and pointing with his nose to the stranded vessel. "It is," answered the captain, shortly. "Fit for nothin' but firewood, I calculate." To this the captain made no reply.
"'Ere's the next," Jimmy muttered, as they turned the windlass vigorously. "Gosh, 'e's a heavy one, too!" Then came a cry which sounded like a moan and above it the shrill fearful yell of a man who feels himself dropping out of the world's hearing. Lessingham raised the lantern which stood on the beach by Jimmy's side. The line had broken. The body of its suspended traveller had disappeared!
Any other topic you would like to sudgest, the rynegyge, the lightnin' rod, Shykespeare, or the musical glasses? 'Ere's conversation on a tap. Put a penny in the slot, and... 'ullo! 'ere they are! he cried. 'Now or never is 'e goin' to shoot? And the little man straightened himself into an alert and dashing attitude, and looked steadily at the enemy.
"Well, you see, Shakespeare mentions it!..." "I down't tyke much interest in 'im. 'Ere's the Elephant! Thet's Spurgeon's Tabernacle over there!..." The driver became absorbed in the business of pulling up at the stopping-place and alluring fresh passengers on to the 'bus in place of those who were now leaving it, and John had time to look about him.
"And now, Nan, 'ere's the key, and you get Billy just by the stable there to move my bits o' things over here. That court's no place for you, an' there's more light here. Billy's a good 'un. He'll 'elp you when you need it."
"Many's the time I've said to you a-sittin' in this very corner, 'Jarge, I've said, 'mark my words, Jarge if ever my Prue does marry some'un which she will that there some 'un won't be you. Them be my very words, bean't they, Jarge?" "Your very words, Gaffer," nodded George. "Well then," continued the old man, "'ere's what I was a-comin' to Prue 's been an' fell in love wi' some 'un at last."
At last he was satisfied, and threw himself down on the soft pine-needled slope that commanded a clear view of the watercourse and a brown, bare hillside beyond it. The trees made a scented darkness in which an army corps could have hidden from the sun-glare without. ''Ere's the tail o' the wood, said Ortheris. ''E's got to come up the watercourse, 'cause it gives 'im cover. We'll lay 'ere.
The washings, and wipings, and sobbings, and exhortings, and the sympathetic sobs of the little Mara, formed a small tempest for the time being that was rather appalling. "Well, this 'ere's a youngster that's a-goin' to make work," said Miss Ruey, when all things were tolerably restored. "Seems to make himself at home first thing." "Poor little dear," said Mrs.
"Shake, me boy!" cried the enraptured Watts to the ship's captain. "I do'n' know wot it's all about, but it's reel fine. Something to do with a gal, I expect. Well, 'ere's one of the same kidney: I know a maiden fair to see, Take care! She can both false and friendly be, Beware, beware! Trust her not, She is fooling thee!" Mr.
George jerked his peaked cap from his head, revealing a tangle of unkempt red hair. He scratched his skull with savage vigor. "Blimey!" he said pathetically. "'Ere's a go! I been done brown, guv'nor." "Lough luck," murmured Sin Sin Wa, and resumed his examination of the cakes of opium.
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