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And now you tell me this horrible thing. She bridled. 'Wot's 'orrible about it? You ought to be glad. Most men would be proud to marry a young lady 'oo's got such a light 'and for pastry, and can mend up an old pair o' pants to make 'em look like new. She's just the sort of wife "Wife," I interrupted, "marry"? What do you mean by those words, girl?
"Come in, girls," she invited. "We can get dry, and Will can go for some decent things for you three." "I'll go, too!" exclaimed Percy, eagerly. And for once the girls were glad of his services. Up the walk went the four bedraggled ones. The twins saw them coming, and, grave-eyed and solemn, came down to meet them. "Oo's wet," remarked Dodo. "Drefful wet," echoed Paul.
"What does what mean?" replied Mrs Gowler, bridling. "Keeping me waiting like this." "Wot do you expect for wot you're payin' brass banns and banners?" "I don't expect impertinence from you!" cried Mavis. "Imperence! imperence! And oo's Mrs Kenrick to give 'erself such airs! And before my Oscar too!" "Listen to me," said Mavis. "I wonder you don't send for your 'usband to go for me." "But "
Before she could frame a reply, however, Hozier seemed to recover his faculties. He stood up, walked unaided to the side of the ship, and glanced ahead. "Shouldn't we try to lower a boat, sir?" he asked instantly. "Wot's the use?" growled Coke. "Oo's goin' to lower boats while them blighters on the island are pumpin' lead into us? And wot good are the boats w'en they're lowered?
Between you an' me, that's partly why we cut an' run. You mustn' think we 'ate school if on'y they'd teach us what's useful. 'Oo's Joseph Arch?" "He was born at Barford," said the wagoner; "an' at Barford he lives." "'E must be a remarkable man," said Tilda, "an' I'm sorry I don't know more of 'im. But I know Gavel." "Gavel?" "'Im as the 'orse belongs to; an' Bill.
It was a man, one of the upstairs lodgers. ''Ulloa! he said, ''oo's there? 'Mr. 'Odges! Strikes me, you did give me a turn; I was just goin' aht. She blushed to her hair, but in the darkness he could see nothing. 'Good night, she said, and went out.
The children began to clamour for the riding, which had been discontinued on Liza's approach. 'Are them your kids? she asked. 'Yus; them's two on 'em. ''Ow many 'ave yer got? 'Five; the eldest gal's fifteen, and the next one 'oo's a boy's twelve, and then there are these two and baby. 'Well, you've got enough for your money. 'Too many for me and more comin'.
The child nodded until her ringlets were shaken on her cheek. After a moment she began to laugh bashfully and with repression, yet as Mr. Hamlin thought a little mischievously. Then as he looked at her interrogatively she suddenly caught hold of the ruffle of his sleeve. "Oo's got on mammy's nighty." Mr. Hamlin started. He saw the child's obvious mistake and actually felt himself blushing.
To the picket Private Copper held forth for ten minutes on the life- history of his captive. Allowing for some purple patches, it was an absolute fair rendering. "But what I dis-liked was this baccy-priggin' beggar, 'oo's people, on 'is own showin', couldn't 'ave been more than thirty or forty years in the coun on this Gawd-forsaken dust-'eap, comin' the squire over me.
"But oo's 'im?" "He is my friend out there upon the veld." "Lor! but where'll you be? Didn't you say as I'd be talkin' to you? I don't 'arf fancy wot you calls the gyme, not if I 'ave to play it with a strynge bloke!" The answer came, accompanied by a scraping, familiar sound.
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