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"What's the use of talking in that way," returned Richard in a hoarse, low voice. "If you hav'nt more sense than to talk so before women, you can stay at home with them," he continued, striding across the hall, and picking up a lantern that stood in a corner near the door. Charlotte Benson caught up one of the candles from the table, and ran to him and lit the lamp within the lantern.
If you hav'nt got beds, we'll sit up all night, and warm our toes at the fire, and spin long yarns, as they tell in the Eastern sea-ports. Anything but turn a fellow out such a night as this." "But I say, strannger," returned the man, fiercely and determinedly, "I a'nt got no room any how, and you shan't bide here."
"Hav'nt you the change?" enquired Mr. Smith, at the same time drawing forth his purse, through the meshes of which the gold and silver coin glittered in the gas light. "No dear," I replied, feeling instant relief. "Help yourself;" said he, as he tossed the purse to my side of the table. I was not long in accepting the invitation you may be sure.
"Oh, certainly, there are twelve and a half cents." "I hav'nt change," said he, with a knowing look. "So much the better; keep the difference." "Then we're square, mister," and he sank back into his place. "Did he pay you the money?" I heard the wife ask in an anxious tone. "Yes, yes; more than the old pail was worth by a long chalk. I'd like to deal with that chap allers."
"Alice," said I, "where are the sausages I told you to cook? You surely hav'nt forgotten them?" "Och, no indade, mum. They're there." "Where? I don't see them." And my eyes ran around the table. "They're wid the ta mum, sure!" "With the tea?" "Sure, mum, they're wid the ta. Ye towld me yees wanted the sausages wid the ta; and sure they're there. I biled 'em well."
"I hav'nt got the twenty pounds," Davy said: "never had as much money in my life; and I wouldn't pay it to you if I had it. I would like to know what right the Government, or anybody else, has to ask me for twenty pounds for putting up a hut on this sandbank?
Do for gracious sake behave yourself: and she colored up all over like a crimson piany; if you hav'nt foozled all my hair too, that's a fact, says she; and she put her curls to rights, and looked as pleased as fun, though poutin all the time, and walked right out of the room.
The old woman drew herself up proudly and replied with freezing politeness: "I beg yo' pardon, sah but I was not awares that I had any nephew in the mill, or was related to anybody in here, sah. I hav'nt my visitin' cyard with me, but if I had 'em heah you'd find my entitlements, on readin', was somethin' lak this: Miss Maria Conway, of Zion!" Kingsley flushed, rebuked.
"Now, boys, that is Do, and that is Re, and that is Do again, and that is Mi, this Do, and that Fa; and that, boys, is a part of what we call a scale." Then turning to a tall, thin, shabby-looking man, very much out at the elbows, whom I had not seen before, he said "Mr. Smith, how is your base viol? Hav'nt you got it tuned up yet?" Well, squire, I guess it's complete."
"Yes, mother," replied the child sadly. "He says he will not give credit to anybody." "I thought as much," Mrs. Wentworth remarked. "Then I won't get any bread?" asked the child on her knees. "No, my darling," Mrs. Wentworth answered, "you must wait until to-morrow." "I hav'nt eaten so long, mother," he said. "Why aint you got any bread?"
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