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Updated: June 16, 2025
He's quite a young colt, sir, only 'alf broke kicks like a windmill, sir, and's got an 'ead like a steam-engine; 'e couldn't 'old 'im in no'ow, sir. I 'ad 'im down to the smith t'other day, sir, an' says 'e to me, says 'e, `That's a screamer, that is. `Yes, says I, `that his a fact. `Well, says 'e "
Any one as stares at the moon when 'e might be doin' summ'at better is a fool, as great a fool as any man as stares at a Eve, for a Eve never brought any man nothin' but trouble and sorrer, and never will, no'ow? Don't frown, young cove, nor shake your 'ead, for it's true; wot's caused more sorrer an' blood than them Eves? Blood? ah! rivers of it!
"Because, if you be a talkin' chap, I beant a-goin' to give 'ee a lift, no'ow not if I knows it; give a chap a lift, t' other day, I did took 'im up t' other side o' Sevenoaks, an' 'e talked me up 'ill an' down 'ill, 'e did dang me! if I could get a wink o' sleep all the way to Tonbridge; so if you 'm a talkin' chap, you don't get no lift wi' I."
Owing to Bermudian boats being so "wet," one always landed soaked to the skin, and in any town but Hamilton, people would have stared at seeing three drowned rats in white garments, clinging like tights, making their dripping way home through the streets; but there it is such an everyday occurrence that no one even turned their heads; and, as the soldier-footman was fond of observing, "It's comfortable feeling as 'ow you're so wet that you can't get no wetter no'ow."
I crept up through the bushes and looked about for signs of our men and the officer. I saw a man of the machine-gun section carrying the tripod-stand, followed by another with the ammunition-belt-box. "Seen any Medical Corps here?" "They've gone down 'ooked it... you'd better get out o' this quick yourself we're retreating can't 'old this place no'ow too 'ot!" "Did the officer leave any message?"
"Darned funny things, bombs and things like that," he began presently. "You can't trust them no'ow. Look at ole Sergeant Allen f'r example. 'E went 'ome on leave after a year out 'ere, and 'e took an ornary time fuse from a shell with 'im to put on 'is mantelpiece.
"Yet you pass it every day on your way to the 'Oller it lays just be'ind Simon's oast-'ouse, as James 'isself will tell 'ee." "So it du," interpolated Dutton, with an apologetic nod, "which, leastways, if it don't, can't be no'ow!" having delivered himself of which, he buried his face in the belcher handkerchief.
It's not-surely it's not " "Yes, it is, sir," broke in the man excitedly. "It's the Marriage itself. It ayn't agoing to H'Australia, no'ow!" "But man, what are you going to do with it? It's Lichtenstein's property now, as it seems." "It ayn't, sir, that it ayn't. No, by Gawd, it ayn't!" shouted James, breaking into a choking fury.
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