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"Bless you, lad; that'll be gradely help `a friend in need's a friend indeed. If you'll stick to the handles, I'll make shift to hobble on by your side. I'm better now."
But they're mostly a gradely lot of chaps. I've been picking 'em out for his lordship for t' last five yeers, and there isn't a Trade Unionist among 'em. We give good money here and we want good work and good faith, and if we don't get it, the man who doesn't give it has got to go and find another job.
Tyrer was going to give him a very nice burying that all Upton folks were going and a good many from Thornleigh too it was to be "summat gradely" every one said. It was the kind of festivity which, as a rule, the Wainwrights much appreciated, but on this occasion they were rather affronted at being bidden to assist, and both the young men declared stoutly that they'd noan go if they knew it.
'Mon, there's no end to some folk's pride, till they come'n to th' floor; an' then there isn't, sometimes. 'There isn't, Robert; there isn't. An' I'll tell tho what; thoose lasses o' theirs, they're as proud as Lucifer. They're donned more like mountebanks' foos, nor gradely folk, wi' their fither't hats, an' their fleawnces, an' their hoops, an' things.
Grimes touched his hat to him when he rode through the town, and called him a "buirdly awd chap," and his young ladies "gradely lasses," which are two high compliments in the North country; and thought that that made up for his poaching Sir John's pheasants; whereby you may perceive that Mr. Grimes had not been to a properly-inspected Government National School.
Now, when you take your drop of beer, you're just poking the fire, you're not putting any coal on; you can work like a lion for a bit, but you're only using up the old stock of strength faster and faster, you're not putting on any new. I've helped you to put a little gradely coal on to-night, and I hope it won't be the last time by many."
Why, he 'ud noan be wick now if it hadn't ha' been for me. Theer, my boy, howd up! Theer, we'se tuck in thy wing for thee, and cover thee up warm an' gradely 'tisn't everybody as 'ud be dressin' up a gander i' their own clooes. Do you know what 'ud do this 'ere bird rale good? Just a drop o' sperrits to warm his in'ards for him that's what he wants.
Musker straightened his bent shoulders and smiled a slow, almost reluctant smile of pride, while his wife's eyes were grateful as she fixed them on the speaker. "Ay! What Mr. Geoffrey sets his heart on he'll win or ruin himself over. It was the way of all of them; and this is gradely news," he told her.
"I dunnot often have 'em at this time o' day, but this here's an occasion." Ted looked blank for a moment, then, suddenly remembering that this was practically a betrothal-feast, responded heartily, and drew in his chair to the table with pleased anticipation. Miss Heptonstall, he remarked, had everything "gradely" about her.
Jenny doan't want tha! An Jenny luked oot an I just saw Teddy turn an speak to her beggin her like, a bit masterfu too, aw t' time and she flounced back again 'Keep yor distance, will yer! an slammed to the door an fell agen it, cryin. An sic a shoutin an hollerin frae the owd man! He made a gradely noise, he did bit never a word fra Teddy not as yo cud hear, I'll uphowd yo!
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