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"I shall go, then," said Beth, after waiting for a little. "No, don't," he exclaimed, his countenance clearing. "I want to ask you only you put it out of my head gels do talk so." "Gels!" Beth exclaimed derisively. "I happen to be a girl." Sammy looked at her with a puzzled expression, and forgot what he was going to say. She diverted his attention, however, by asking him how old he was.
Do you think that she " Again he paused, with a nervousness and diffidence usually foreign to him. "She's only a gel," said her ladyship. Her ladyship was Sussex born, and talked Sussex when she became excited. "She's only a gel, and gels have their fancies. I had my own but bless you, they don't last. She don't know her own mind." "He's a good fellow," said Hugh generously.
Thar's not a housewife along the trail as hasn't gotten suthin' as you brought her from England cloth for a frock, trimmin' fer a hat, a box of scented soap, a machine fer mincin' meat. An' the children the boys an' gels what about them, eh? You brought 'em toys an' dolls an' pictur' books, whips, boxes of paints, needlecases with scissors an' thimble all complete.
"Ah, you don't know my Rosie," said Mrs. Leadbatter, shaking her head with sceptical pride. "You mustn't judge by other gels the way that gel picks up things is well, I'll just tell you what 'er school-teacher, Miss Whiteman, said. She says " "My good lady," interrupted Lancelot, "I practised six hours a day myself." "Yes, but it don't come so natural to a man," said Mrs. Leadbatter, unshaken.
Well, look here, I'm at a loose end again. Nevile's taken 'em out driving to a tea-party to the Sowerbys. I jibbed, though I was asked. I lied, because they drove me into a corner. I couldn't face old Sowerby's chin and all those gels with their embroidered curates what? You know what I mean. I mean their church-work, and the curates they do it for.
His method seemed to him successful. Sheila stopped crying and stopped laughing, dried her eyes, murmured, "I'm all right now, thank you, Mr. Hudson," and fell into an abysmal silence. He talked smoothly, soothingly, skillfully, confident of his power to manage "gels." Once in a while he saw her teeth gleam as though she smiled.
The officer saluted and handed over a folded piece of paper. Conyers read it with a frown and stepped at once out on to the deck. He gave a few orders, then he turned back to his guests. "Gels," he explained, "and you, Granet, I'm frightfully sorry but I can't keep you here another second. I have ordered the pinnace round.
I've made Kitty useful, too, dustin' and polishin' gels can't begin their trainin' too early, and all has been going on fine; not but what there's a mighty sight of eatin' and drinkin' now, but it's the Lord's will that human bein's should feed even as the pigs do, 'specially domestic servants, and there's no helpin' of it nor hinderin' but this mornin's business did put me out a bit, and I do assure you I haven't got over it yet, but howsomever, Spruce says 'Do yer dooty! and I'm a-doin' it to the best of my belief and, 'ope still it do make my mind a bit ricketty "
"Eleven," Sammy answered promptly. "So am I. When were you eleven?" "The twentieth of February." "Oh, then you're older than me March, April, May, June four months. My birthday's in June. What do you do at school? Let's see your books. I wish I went to school!" "Shu!" said Sammy. "What's the use of sending a gel to school? Gels can't learn."
"She can say some poetry," said Miss Zielinski. "And she's read Scott." One and all shook their heads at this, and Mrs. Gurley went on shaking hers and smiling grimly. "Ah! the way gels are brought up nowadays," she said. "There was no such thing in my time. We were made to learn what would be of some use and help to us afterwards." Elderly Miss Chapman twiddled her chain. "I hope I did right Mrs.
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