United States or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
"'Ow should I know?" exclaimed the ostler, his manner losing all respect as he observed Anthony's general down-at-heel appearance. "I didn't think to open 'er mouth nor yet ob-serve 'er teeth " "That'll do, my lad, that'll do " "Oh, will it an' all why then, git out o' this yere yard. Who are you t' ax questions out wi' ye an' quick's the word!"
I remain, sir, Yours respectfully, THOMAS CLEGG. "Very strange!" said I. "Ah!" sighed Mr. Shrig. "But then life generally is, Mr. Werricker, sir, if you'll take the trouble to ob-serve; so strange that I ain't never surprised at nothing nowhere and nohow, sir.
'And that you truly hate the Papists. 'So I do, and he confirmed it with a good round oath. 'Lookye here, Muster Gashford, said the fellow, laying his hat and stick upon the floor, and slowly beating the palm of one hand with the fingers of the other; 'Ob-serve. I'm a constitutional officer that works for my living, and does my work creditable. Do I, or do I not? 'Unquestionably. 'Very good.
Turning about, I espied him on his knees, examining the contents of the dead man's pockets with a methodical precision that revolted me. "Of mine?" said I, shuddering. "Your werry own, sir. 'T was one o' the reasons as I brought you along I do 'ope Windictiveness here ain't destroyed it ah, 'ere it is, Mr. Werricker, sir though the seal's broke, you'll ob-serve."
"Bo'sun," said the Captain, "what d' ye say to that?" "Why, Cap'n, axing the young gentleman's pardon, I beg leave to remark, or as you might say, ob-serve, as men like 'im don't die, they jest gets promoted, so to speak." "Very true, Jerry," nodded the Captain again, "they do, but go to a higher service, very true. And now, Bo'sun, the bread!"
"'T is also in ewidence, sir, as you an' your friend 'appening to pass by chance or de-sign, so werry remarkable early in the mornin', stopped to ob-serve same de-funct party o' the fe-male persuasion. Am I right again?" "We did." "'T is furthermore in ewidence, sir, that upon ob-serving corpse, you an' your friend seemed werry much took aback, not to say overcome. Am I "
For instance, if you a-peepin' from the garret winder o' the 'ouse opposite yonder across the street 'ad 'appened to ob-serve a young fe-male on her knees here beside your werry own desk and veepin' fit to break 'er 'eart, pore soul you'd ha' been surprised, I think but I wasn't, no, not nohow " "Do you mean you actually saw a woman here here in my chambers?" "Aye, I did, sir!" "Who who was she?"
"Ah, I heered, but arter all Crabtree's only a lawyer though a good un as lawyers go, always been honest an' square wi' me leastways I 've never caught him trying to bamboozle John Barty yet an' what the eye don't ob-serve the heart don't grieve, Barnabas my bye, an' there y'are.
Word Of The Day