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"How did she find out?" said Isa. Her voice seemed to be purer and sweeter than ever happiness had tuned it. "By list'nin' at the key-hole," said Jim. "When? What key-hole?" "When Mr. Lurton and Miss Marlay I beg your pard'n, Mrs. Charlton was a-talkin' about haow to git Mr. Charlton out." "Be careful," said Lurton. "You shouldn't make such a charge unless you have authority."
"O massa!" said the poor black, with a look of almost superhuman penitence, "I beg your pard'n. I's quite forgit to remimber. I was just agwine to say that there is times when you mus' fight. But isn't Chili Christ'n, an' isn't P'roo Christ'n? I don' bleeve in Christ'ns what cut each oder's t'roats to prove dey's right. Howsever, das noting.
The chaps in the shop, all but one on em', larfed at me; there's always one, or two p'raps, leastways sech as has been my expearence, sir an' miss, as is better'n most o' the rest, though it's a good thing everybody's not so soft-hearted as my wife there, or the world would soon be turned topsy turvey, an' the rogues have all the money out o' the good folk's pockets, an' them turned beggars in their turn, an' then the rogues wouldn't give them nothink, an' so the good ones would die out, an' the world be full o' nothing but damned rascals I beg your pard'n, miss.
"Splendid man! You have won a monkey for me to-day; and you shall have your share of it, old boy." "I trained him," said Mellish, staggering forward again. "I trained him. You know me, my lord. You know Bob Mellish. A word with your lordship in c-confidence. You ask who knows how to make the beef go and the muscle come. You ask I ask your lordship's pard'n. What'll your lordship take?"
"'Well, your honour, says Tom, 'I was goin' to market this mornin', to sell the child's corn I beg your pard'n my own toes, I mane, sir. "'Sell your toes! said the Squire. "'No, sir, takin' the cat to market, I mane "'Take a cat to market! said the Squire. 'You're drunk, man.
"Beg pard'n, Miss Drew," exclaimed the sailor, starting up in confusion, and pulling his forelock, "but you've hove me all aback!" "Mr Molloy!" gasped Marion, grasping his hand and looking furtively round, "is it possible? Have you all escaped? Is is " "Yes, Miss, we've all escaped, thank God, an' we're all here 'cept John Miles, in coorse, for he's bin invalided home "
"Yes," said Moses, ceasing to masticate for purposes of speech; "dem 'stinkt volcanoes hab got an okard habit ob unstinkin' dereselves hereabouts when you don' 'spect it of 'em. Go on, massa. I ax yer pard'n for 'truptin'." The hermit's peculiar good-natured little smile played for a moment on his massive features, and then faded away as he continued
"'I ax your pard'n, ma'am, says he, 'but as for the horses you wor spakin' about wearin' shoes, you know their shoes is fastened on with nails, and how would your shoes be fastened on?" "'Ah, you stupid thief! says she, 'haven't I illigant nails o' my own? and with that she gave him a dab of her claw, that made him roar." "'Ow! murdher! says he."
"Yes," said Moses, ceasing to masticate for purposes of speech; "dem 'stinkt volcanoes hab got an okard habit ob unstinkin' dereselves hereabouts when you don' 'spect it of 'em. Go on, massa. I ax yer pard'n for 'truptin'." The hermit's peculiar good-natured little smile played for a moment on his massive features, and then faded away as he continued
He selected a chair, and sat down on the extreme edge of it. "'I hope you'll pard'n this intrusion, sir, he began, speaking deliberately, and twirling his hat the while; 'but I've come more'n two hundred miles to see you, sir. "I expressed myself as pleased, and he continued: 'They tell me, sir, as you're the gentleman as wrote that little book, How to be Happy, Wealthy, and Wise."
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