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Updated: May 11, 2025
"Well, couldn't we?" said Spike doggedly. "It ain't often youse butts into a dead-easy proposition like dis one. We shouldn't have to do a t'ing excep' git busy. De stuff's just lying about, Mr. Chames." "I have noticed it." "Aw, it's a waste to leave it." "Spike," said Jimmy, "I warned you of this. I begged you to be on your guard, to fight against your professional instincts; and you must do it.
'Excep' when he's aff duty, mistress. This from Willie, who had taken up his position a little way behind Macgregor, an ingratiating grin on his countenance. Aunt Purdie drew up her tall, gaunt, richly-clad figure and examined Private Thomson through eye-glasses on a long tortoise-shell handle. 'Macgregor, who is this gentleman?
"We three people who are strangers in your land want to go to some other country, and we want three of you birds to carry us there. We know we are asking a great favor, but it's the only way we can think of excep' walkin', an' I'm not much good at that because I've a wooden leg. Besides, Trot an' Button-Bright are too small to undertake a long and tiresome journey.
He rounded on us, o' course, an' got off easy." "Excep' for what we gave him in the steerin'-flat when we came out o' cells. 'Eard anything of 'im lately, Pye?" "Signal Boatswain in the Channel Fleet, I believe Mr. L.L. Niven is." "An' Anstey died o' fever in Benin," Pritchard mused. "What come to Moon? Spit-Kid we know about." "Moon Moon!
"I sure means more'n or'nary keerful. Not only because of the dispatch. Nobody excep' the Gov'ment keers a red cent 'bout that docyment. But thar's a gang o' road agents robbers an' horse thieves at work along thar. They're liable t' interfere with any rider, no matter who or what he may be, on the chance of findin' valu'bles about him.
Excep for the sake of love, which is above being mersnary, fourteen shillings a wick was a LITTLE too strong for two such rat-holes as he lived in. But that wasn't my business. I saw him grin, sometimes, when I laid down the cold bif of a morning, to see how little was left of yesterday's sirline; but he never said a syllabub: for true love don't mind a pound of meat or so hextra.
I vas to begin de vorld as von garcon or, vat you call in dis countrie, von vaitaire in a cafe vere I vork ver hard, vid no habillemens at all to put onto myself, and ver little food to eat, excep' von old blue blouse vat vas give to me by de proprietaire, just for to keep myself fit to be showed at; but, tank goodness, tings dey have change ver moch for me since dat time, and I have rose myself, seulement par mon industrie et perseverance.
Dave's quick temper fired up in resentment, but again the kindliness of the man's manner disarmed him. He was silent for a moment, and then he said, "No, I ain't. That's what makes me sick now. I came in here intendin' to get an education, an' I've never even got a start at it, excep' for some things perhaps wasn't worth the money. There always seems to be somethin' else in ahead."
He learnt ye to fiddle, Robert I hoombly beg your pardon, sir, Mister Robert. 'Nae offence, Betty, I assure ye. Ye hae been aye gude to me, and I thank ye hertily. Betty could not stand this. Her apron went up to her eyes. 'Eh, sir, she sobbed, 'ye was aye a gude lad. 'Excep' whan I spak o' Muckledrum, Betty. She laughed and sobbed together. 'Weel, ye'll tak Mistress Elshender in, winna ye?
What a long time it is gettin' light this mornin'. To think of you, a-takin' care of me, like this! An' I ain't never done a thing for you excep' the headaches and sweepin', an' even that was nicer for me than for you. I knew you was awful good, but I never knew you was religious before, Miss De Courcy. Nobody but folks that has religion does such things, they say.
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