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"A week's leave of absence?" said I. "Just so a veek's leave of absence furlow if you prefers to call it so. The truth is, I wants a 'oliday wery bad. Granny says so, an' I thinks she's right. D'you think my constitootion's made o' brass, or cast-iron, or bell-metal, that I should be able to york on an' on for ever, black, black, blackin' boots an' shoes, without a 'oliday?
Further discussion on this subject was prevented by Sawkins' arrival, nearly a quarter of an hour late. 'Oh, you 'ave come, then, sneered Crass. 'Thought p'raps you'd gorn for a 'oliday. Sawkins muttered something about oversleeping himself, and having hastily put on his apron, he went upstairs with Harlow. 'Now, let's see, Crass said, addressing Philpot.
I'll tell the 'ousekeeper you're my cousin been a waiter in America at the best restaurongs 'ome for a 'oliday, but'll come in for one night to oblige. They'll pay yer a quid." "I'll hand it over to you." "Just," said Albert approvingly, "wot I was goin' to suggest myself." "Then I'll leave all the arrangements to you." "You'd better, if you don't want to mike a mess of everything.
Some folks most folks, I'm comin' to think just can't 'elp theirselves. But it's saddenin'." "0' course," suggested Sam, "I might take on the job single-'anded. My orders don't go beyond this place; but the beer'll wait, and 'Ucks per'aps won't mind my takin' a 'oliday not if I explain." Tilda regarded him for a while before answering.
"That's what we used to sing in the Lane, yer know; should 'ave seen the coster gals with their feathers, dancing and clinking their pewters. Rippin Day, Bank 'oliday, Epping, under the trees 'ow they did romp, them gals! "'We all was roaring drunk last night, And drunk the night before; And if we don't get drunk to-night, We won't get drunk no more. "Girls and boys, you know, all together."
Tearin' down the ivy, scrattin' up the moss, pullin' an' grabbin' at the flowers wot's taken months to grow, for all the wurrld as if they was cats out for a 'oliday. I tell ye it's been a speshel providence for us 'ere, that Passon Walden ain't got no wife, if he 'ad, she'd a been at the dekratin' game long afore now.
"William 'e give hisself an 'oliday," he explained, "to take the little dorgs and ferrets up to Butcher Cleave's ratting. Powerful sight of varmin there allers be round they sheds and places. Comes after the innards and trimmings they do, as bold as you please." "Oh, yes no doubt.
His face was very red, and the skin shining as if distended with good living. "This is my brother, Inspector Bull of the Z Metropolitan Division," explained our inspector to the doctor, once more ignoring me, "down 'ere on a little 'oliday." As I learned afterwards, this gentleman was one of the Guardian Angels who watched over the safety of the inhabitants of the Mile End Road.
Gilpin said to me yesterday 'What's come to Mr. Jollyman? she says. 'He hasn't a civil word for me! she says. Of course, I made out as you'd been suffering from a bad 'eadache, and I shouldn't wonder if that's the truth, sir." Warburton set his teeth and said nothing. "You wouldn't like to take just a little 'oliday, sir?" returned Allchin. "This next week, I could manage well enough.
'Come on, 'e ses, 'to-day's an 'oliday. Though it wasn't, it was a Tuesday in August. 'Come on, 'e ses, 'get yer best 'at on, an' 'e gives me a yaller rose, for me button-'ole. A year ago come August, thet was. I follered Elbert at a run all up the City Road, an' near the Angel we took a taxi. 'Tell 'im Euston Station, ses Elbert, an' so I did.
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