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But, of course, there was the child's health to be considered . . . I ought to mention that before Dr Higgs came Captain Hunken remembered how he'd treated a seaman once, that had swallowed carbolic by mistake. He recommended tar: but there wasn't any tar to be found which seems strange, aboard a ship." "It was lucky, anyhow."
For, I don't mind tellin' you, when he talked about your enterin' public life I dropped a hint to him." "'Bias Hunken isn' the only friend I have in the world," answered Cai, with a sudden flush. "I hope not," said Mr Rogers. "There's me, f'r instance: an' you've heard my opinion. That ought to be good enough for him eh, child?" he turned to Fancy, who had been watching Cai's face with interest.
Doctor said as a bit o' tobacco-smoke wouldn' do any harm in the room: but Cap'n Hunken allows as he'll be on the safe side."
Cap'n Hunken, eh, but that's the sort of friend to have a man in a thousand Cap'n Hunken was tellin' me, a few days back, as he'd a mind to see ye in public life." "Thank'ee," said Cai. "'Bias has been nursin' that notion about me, I know. But I hope I can make up my own mind." "He said 'twould be a distraction for ye." "Very likely." Cai was nettled without knowing why.
"That's two shilling short o' nineteen pound," said Captain Hunken. "I thank you, sir" Mrs Bowldler made obeisance "but I have an attachment to guineas." She identified herself with her employers by speaking of them in the first person plural: "No, we do not dress for dinner.
"Well, he's no chicken," allowed Dinah; "since you put it like that." "I wasn't referring to Captain Hunken, you silly woman. I meant it." "Eh?" said Dinah. "Oh! him?" "'Him' if you like," Mrs Bosenna mused. "It can't possibly be a female, can it?" "I should trust not, for the sake of a body's sex . . . to say things like that.
Mrs Bowldler passed one end up to Captain Hocken, high on his ladder: Captain Hunken reached down and took the other end from Palmerston. Between them, as they lifted the broad fillet above the archway, its folds fell apart, and she read: "My! I'd like to be a Queen!" "If I had my way, you WOULD," whispered Palmerston, who, edging close to her, had overheard. "Eh?
Then, as 'Bias made no sign of lifting his sullen gaze from the strip of carpet by the bed, he turned half-about towards the door. "'Bias Hunken," said he gently, "you're a good man, an' deserved this luck better'n me. . . . If you can't put away hard thoughts just yet, maybe you'll remember, some day, that I wished 'ee long life to enjoy it." His hand was on the door.
"What's a category?" asked Cai. Mr Benny scratched out the word. "We will substitute 'case," said he, "and save Captain Hunken the trouble of an explanation. 'I am no longer you will have detected it, so why should I pretend? in the first flush of youth: no passionate boy' We are talking of Captain Hunken, remember." Cai nodded. "It's true as gospel, Mr Benny.
There's no knowin', they say, what a man'll do when he's in Queer Street: and the papers have gone: and Cap'n Hunken thinks they're in the safe, where they ain't: and I come to you first, as used to be his friend." "Good Lord " Cai stood erect. "If if " "That's so," assented Fancy, seated and nodding. "If " "But it can't be!" "But if it is?" She slipped from her chair and stood, still facing him.
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