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Updated: May 9, 2025
"The girls must have some amusement: there'll be no end of balls and parties. I suppose the boys will soon be talking of getting `fivers' and `tenners' out of the `guvner' or `old man. It's the way of the world. And they'll marry and leave us. It's the way of the world "
The cabby had a foot upon the step when Kirkwood tapped his shoulder. "My man " "Lor, lumme!" cried the fellow in amaze, pivoting on his heel. Cupidity and quick understanding enlivened the eyes which in two glances looked Kirkwood up and down, comprehending at once both his badly rumpled hat and patent-leather shoes. "S'help me," thickly, "where'd you drop from, guvner?"
Yes, I'll be good, guvner, if you let me stop;" and again the black eyes were raised to his in dog-like appeal, and fixed on his face with such intensity that Lawrence felt almost embarrassed, and glad to escape after eliciting the "hag's" address, and promising to return in the evening.
"Yes, of course," said Lawrence, rather amused. "Then I will, guvner but it's a rum start." He lay still after that, while the two men talked, but Reginald noted how the boy's eyes were scarcely ever moved from Lawrence's face. As he took leave of his cousin in the hall, he said "You will do more for him just now than I could, Lawrence; you will have to take him in hand."
Then, to my delight, the other cab slackened its pace, and eventually pulled up before a small public-house. We were so close behind it that we narrowly escaped a collision. I sprang out, and ran to the other vehicle in order to stop Hayle before he could alight. "Wot's up, guvner?" asked the cabman. "Don't go a worritting of yourself. There's nobody inside."
He poured out another half goblet of whisky. "Shay, Rayder, de ye know about story of Guvner of North Carolina sed to Guvner of South Carolina, to effet an' words, it was long time between drinks?" "An' that was a damn shame Guvner hed to wait, ought to had you along an' famous epigram ed never been born."
Then I'll jump out, 'Right yer are, guvner, sez I, and with that he 'ands me up the other two poun' ten and the extry half-suvering. I fobbed it and whipped up the old 'oss. Next moment we was around the corner, and a-drivin' as if we was a trying to ketch a train. Then we comes to a little side street, an' I slows down.
"I see, and not being successful on your first attempt, you followed me again to-night, of course by his instructions as before?" "That's so, guvner," the man replied, "but I reckon we ain't agoin' to see any money this trip. If I'd ha' knowed who you was, I wouldn't a taken this job in hand, not for no money." "That is where so many of you go wrong," I said.
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