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Bill Chambers was the fust to get 'is presence of mind back, and he set off arter Henery Walker as fast as 'is legs could carry 'im, and in a wunnerful short time, considering, he came back with Henery, both of 'em puffing and blowing their 'ardest. "There he is!" ses Bill Chambers, pointing to the old gentleman.
Three times Smith, the landlord, said, "Hush!" and the fourth time he put Henery Walker outside and told 'im to stay there till he 'ad lost his voice. Henery Walker stayed outside five minutes, and then 'e come back in ag'in to ask for advice.
And, besides, it ain't right for Squire Rockett to 'ave to pay Henery Walker five shillings for finding a lot of old cabbages. I shouldn't like it myself." He looked out of the corner of 'is eye at the squire, as was pretending not to notice Henery Walker touching 'is cap to him, and then 'e turns to 'is wife and he ses: "Come along, old gal," 'e ses.
It seemed a wunnerful good idea, and Bill Chambers said so; and 'e flattered Henery Walker up until Henery didn't know where to look, as the saying is. "And wot's to be done with the hamper when we've got it?" ses Sam Jones. "Have it drawed for agin," ses Henery. "It'll 'ave to be done on the quiet, o' course." Sam Jones stood thinking for a bit.
Some of them did go back a yard or two, and then they stood staring at Bob Pretty, wot come up as bold as brass and knocked at the door. "Wot's this I 'ear?" he ses, when Henery Walker opened it. "You don't mean to tell me that the pore old gentleman has really gone? I told 'im wot would happen if 'e came to lodge with you." "You be off," ses Henery Walker; "he hasn't left you anything."
Henery Fray spoke, exhibiting miserable eyes at the same time: "I don't see why a maid should take a husband when she's bold enough to fight her own battles, and don't want a home; for 'tis keeping another woman out. But let it be, for 'tis a pity he and she should trouble two houses." As usual with decided characters, Bathsheba invariably provoked the criticism of individuals like Henery Fray.
"'Take care wot you're saying, Henery, ses Bob Pretty, 'else I'll make you prove your words. "'You stole my pig, ses Herbert Smith. "'Oh, 'ave I? ses Bob, reaching down a 'and o' pork. 'Is that your pig? he ses. "'It's just about the size o' my pore pig, ses Herbert Smith.
There's lots of cheap cars made like that. "So Henery he says that this is a twenty mongrel only a four-cylinder engine; and nobody drops to what she is till Henery goes out one Sunday and waits for the big Napier that Scotty used to drive it belonged to the same bloke wot owned that big racehorse wot won all the races.
It was a good letter, because more than one gave 'im a hand with it, and there was little bits o' Scripture in it to make it more solemn-like. It was wrote on pink paper with pie-crust edges and put in a green envelope, and Bill Chambers said a man must 'ave a 'art of stone if that didn't touch it. Four months arterwards Henery Walker got an answer to 'is letter from 'is great-uncle.
Why, they're hardly 'urt at all." "Don't answer 'im, Henery," ses John Biggs. "You save your breath to go and tell Sam Jones and the others about it. It'll cheer 'em up." "And tell 'em about my arf, in case they get too cheerful and go overdoing it," ses Bob Pretty, stopping at the door. "Good-night all."
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