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"Shut 'im in!" cried Mrs. Coombes, and would have closed the door, but her supports deserted her; Jennie saw the shop door open, and vanished thereby, locking it behind her, while Clarence went on hastily into the kitchen. Mr. Coombes came heavily against the door, and Mrs. Coombes, finding the key was inside, fled upstairs and locked herself in the spare bedroom.
"Don't tie me; I'll sit still all right if you like, but you'd better bring the chair outside in case of accidents. Bring it in the front." George Kettle said it was all nonsense, but the conjurer said the trick was always better done in the open air, and at last they gave way and took 'im and the chair outside.
"That's 'is gyme, Red do for all of us and 'ave the gold all to 'imself and no sailormen what know what 'e's been up to out 'ere coming around to tap on 'is window of a night when 'e's asleep and ask for the price of a drink, or 'e'll have the police down on 'im and tell Scotland Yard' e's the Devil's Hadmiral.
"'Why, that's simple enough, sez I to 'im. 'The Lord when He let Samson's strength rest in his hair jist wanted to teach 'im how unsartin a thing strength is.
"Talk sense!" ses Ginger. "We paid our share o' the cab, didn't we? And more fools us." "There won't be no share," ses Peter Russet; "but if there is, we're going to'ave it." They undressed themselves and got into bed, and Ginger 'adn't been in his five minutes afore the dog started to get in with 'im.
"'Give Bill the fifteen bob, it ses, 'and he'll give you a gold watch and chain wot I gave 'im to mind till it was paid." I see his little game then. "Gold watch and chain," I ses, laughing. "You must ha' misunderstood it, Joe." "I understood it right enough," ses Joe, getting a bit closer to me as I stepped outside the gate.
They didn't leave 'im alone till they knew as much about it as he could tell 'em, and they both of 'em told 'im that if he took a reward of thirty pounds for it, instead of selling it for a 'undred, he was a bigger fool than he looked. "I shall turn it over in my mind," ses Sam, sucking 'is teeth. "When I want your advice I'll ask you for it."
Jennings, "let 'er wait till she's asked. She'll wait a long time if I 'ave my say." Charlie didn't answer her. He walked along with 'is mouth shut, his idea being that the least said the soonest mended. Even Emma asked 'im at last whether he 'ad lost 'is tongue, and said it was curious 'ow different love took different people.
"I did not know zat even a dog could be so yellow," he said. Then he turned to Pedro. "I do not 'unt rabbits. You kill 'im, Pedro." And he would not look again on the miserable specimen of a man that wallowed there on the floor. "Ah! for the love of God!" came from Pell, who had half risen. At that instant Pedro shot from his hip at the debased creature.
But you'll let her know, won't you, miss?... "Think 'ow good you was to your old father down in Wales, 'im as you called your father an' 'oo's to say 'e wasn't? You never know.... Miss Warren! what a pity it is you never married. There's lots was sweet on you, I'll bet.
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