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"Arter that I used to wait until he 'ad gorn afore I 'ad my arf-pint. I didn't want my good name taken away, and I had to be careful, and many's the good arf-pint I 'ad to refuse because that little imitation monkey was sitting in the office drawing faces on 'is blotting-paper. But sometimes it don't matter 'ow careful you are, you make a mistake.
"The lidy's gorn?" she observed, looking inquiringly round the room. I nodded. "There is no deception, Gertrude," I said. "You can search the coal-scuttle if you like." She wriggled the rest of her body in round the doorway. "Mrs. Oldbury sent me up to ask if you'd be wantin' dinner." "No," I said; "I am going out." Gertie nodded thoughtfully. "Taikin' 'er, I s'pose?"
I gave way at last, and he put his 'and in 'is trouser-pocket for the key, and then found it wasn't there. "I must ha' left it in my chest," he ses. "I'll 'op back and get it." And afore I could prevent 'im he 'ad waved his 'and at me and gorn.
"If it is er anything about the hospital, miss, Mr. er Golightly will attend." "No, it is Mr. Storm himself I wish to see." "Gorn!" said the footman, and he shut the door in her face. She had an impulse to hammer on the door with her hand, and command the flunky to go down on his knees and beg her pardon. But what was the good? She had no time to think of herself now.
'You'll 'ave to wait till that little blackbeetle in the office 'as gorn. 'Blackbeetle? she ses, staring. "'Office-boy, I ses. 'He'd better not see you at all. S'pose you go off for a bit and come back when I whistle? "Afore she could answer the boy came out of the office, ready to go 'ome.
Philpot cautiously crossed the landing and peeped furtively over the banisters, listening breathlessly. 'Was it gorn or not? he wondered. He crept along on tiptoe towards Owen's room, glancing left and right, the trowel in his hand, and looking like a stage murderer. 'Do you think it's gorn? he asked in a hoarse whisper when he reached Owen's door. 'I don't know, replied Owen in a low tone.
There is nothing more aggravating than a smile when it is properly done; but there was no signs o' my lord, and, arter practising it on a carman by mistake, I 'ad to go inside for a bit and wait till he 'ad gorn. "The coast was clear by the time I went back, and I 'ad just stepped outside with my back up agin the gate-post to 'ave a pipe, when I see a boy coming along with a bag.
I took the broom and 'ad a good sweep-up arter he 'ad gorn, and I was just in the middle of it when the cook and the other two chaps from the Saltram came back, with three other sailormen and a brewer's drayman they 'ad brought to see me DANCE! "Same as you did a little while ago, Bill," ses the cook, taking out 'is beastly mouth-orgin and wiping it on 'is sleeve. "Wot toon would you like?"
Shannon and Labiche returned in the forenoon, they had killed no Elk, and reported that they believe the Elk have returned from their former haunts and gorn further back in the mountains to a considerable distance from this place. this is very unwelcom information, for poore and inferior as the flesh of this animale is, it is our principal dependance for Subsistance.
On coming downstairs next morning to the close and dingy parlour at the back, Glory had looked about her as one who had expected something she did not see, whereupon Mrs. Jupe, who was at breakfast with her husband, threw up her little twinkling eyes and said: "Now I know what she's a-lookin' for; it's the byeby." "Where is it?" said Glory. "Gorn, my dear." "Surely you don't mean "
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