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Now when he came to settle the day, having heard more than once or twice that there was a difficulty with Ruby, he brought his friend Mixet with him as though to be present at his triumph. 'If here isn't Joe Mixet, said Ruby to herself. 'Was there ever such a stoopid as John Crumb? There's no end to his being stoopid.
I wish he'd have a few friends a deal oftener than he do. I likes nothing better than to do for 'em; only when I've done for 'em and they're smoking their pipes and that like, I don't see why I ain't to leave 'em to 'emselves. 'But we've come here on a hauspicious occasion, Miss Ruby. 'I don't know nothing about auspicious, Mr Mixet.
'Except in the way of friendship, said Mixet. 'I'm just as sick of all this as a man can be, said Mr Ruggles, who was sitting low in his chair, with his back bent, and his head forward. 'I won't put up with it no more. 'Who wants you to put up with it? said Ruby. 'Who wants 'em to come here with their trash? Who brought 'em to-night?
When desiring that she might see nothing more of Joe Mixet, she had been in her pride; but now she was so tamed and quelled by the outward circumstances of her position, that she was glad to have some one near her who knew how to behave himself. 'Mrs Crumb, you have my best wishes for your continued 'ealth and 'appiness, said Joe Mixet in a whisper. 'It's very good of you to say so, Mr Mixet.
'He's a good 'un; is he. 'Oh, I dare say. 'You just be fond of him and stroke him down, and make much of him, and I'm blessed if you mayn't do a'most anything with him, all's one as a babby. 'A man shouldn't be all's one as a babby, Mr Mixet.
Ruby had demanded that Joe Mixet should not be among the performers, and John Crumb, with the urbanity of a lover, had assented to her demand, as far, at least, as silence can give consent. And yet he felt himself unable to answer such interrogatories as the parson might put to him without the assistance of his friend, although he devoted much study to the matter.
But he still stood dumb, looking down upon old Ruggles, who from his crouched position was looking up at him. Ruby was standing with both her hands upon the table and her eyes intent upon the wall over the fire-place. 'You've asked Miss Ruby to be your wife a dozen times; haven't you, John? suggested Mixet. 'I hove. 'And you mean to be as good as your word? 'I do.
During the discussion as to the feast and the bridegroom's entreaties that the two ladies would be present, she had taken no part in the matter in hand. She was brought up to be kissed, and having been duly kissed she retired again among the children, having only expressed one wish of her own, namely, that Joe Mixet might not have anything to do with the affair.
I don't see nothing amiss in his manners. He means what he says, and I call that the best of good manners. Ruby, when she reached the church, had been too completely quelled by outward circumstances to take any notice of Joe Mixet, who was standing there, quite unabashed, with a splendid nosegay in his button-hole. She certainly had no right on this occasion to complain of her husband's silence.
Then he stretched out his left to his glass which was half full of beer, and strengthened himself as far as that would strengthen him. Having done this he slowly deposited the pipe which he still held in his right hand. 'Now speak your mind, like a man, said Mixet. 'I intends it, said John.
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