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I took out the two, not knowing t'other from which, made sure, docketed mine careful to take away and put 'Bias's back in the safe afore lockin' it. That would be back sometime in October last." Fancy nodded. "That's what he told me: and up to this mornin' I reckoned Cap'n Hunken's bonds was still there, though it must be a month since I opened the safe.
They called at the Ship Inn, where they ascertained that Captain Hunken's chest and parrot-cage had been duly delivered. "Very decent beer," pronounced 'Bias as they shared a quart. "When a man has a job to tackle " began Cai, and glanced at his friend. "You're sure we hadn' better wait till you've had a meal? till to-morrow mornin' if you like."
"If, sir, you will be good enough to accept it, as between friends?" the little man suggested timidly. "You have helped me to pass a very pleasant morning: and it will be shall I say? something of a bond between us if, in the event, our joint composition should prove to have been instrumental in forwarding er Captain Hunken's suit." Cai hesitated.
A wager is a wager, however; and the judges' decision was clamoured for, with threats that, until it was given, the Agricultural Demonstration would not be suffered to proceed. Mr Sam Nicholls consulted hastily with Mr Widger, and announced the award as follows: "We consider Captain Hunken's ploughin' to be the very worst ploughin' we've ever seen.
"Captain Hunken's parrot?" echoed Cai, genuinely surprised; for, in his experience, this bird was remarkable, if at all, for an obese lethargy. It could talk, to be sure. Now and again it would ejaculate "Scratch Polly," or "Polly wants a kiss," in a perfunctory way; but on the whole he had never known a more comfortable or a less loquacious bird.
No, you don't; but you needn't take up with guesses o' that sort." "I'm sorry if I mistook ye, missy." "You ought to be. Mistook me? O' course you did. And as for Cap'n Hunken's sendin' me, he don't even know yet that he's lost his money: and if he did he'd be too proud, as you ought to know." "Lost his money?" echoed Cai. "What money?"
Without asking Captain Hunken's leave eh? we will flatter that feeling a little and portray him as the victim of this particular lady's bow and spear. A figurative expression." "Oh!" said Cai, who had begun to stare. "Well, go on." Love, Honoured Madam, has its votaries as well as its victims. I have never accounted myself, nor have I been accounted, in the former category "
He grudged to lose the latter half of the morning; for the gardens his and Hunken's had yet to be explored, and the rainwater cisterns in rear of the houses, and the back premises generally, and the patches where the cabbages grew. The whole town had heard of his return, and there were scores of folk to remember him and bid him welcome.
And afterwards the guests" Mrs Bowldler threw withering scorn into the word "the guests is to adjourn to Captain Hunken's summer-house or what not, there to partake of supper. And if I'm asked to wait, sir," she concluded, "I must beg to give notice on the grounds that I'm only flesh and blood." "O oh!" said Captain Cai reflectively.
"Well, mistress, natur' is natur': and we knows what we can't help knowin'." "That's true," Mrs Bosenna agreed. It was her turn to sigh. "Cap'n Hunken's the man," repeated Dinah. She nodded her head on it and paused. "Though, if you ask my opinion, Cap'n Hocken 'd make the better husband." "It's difficult." "Ay. . . . For my part I don't know what you want with a husband at all."
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