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Seeing he had been overheard, the man stammered: "Beg parding, sir; but they may well say 'when the Devil can't come hisself 'e sends 'is brother Drink." Having said this he began to move along, but stopped suddenly on seeing what the clergyman with the dog was doing.
Bursting into a loud laugh, he said, as he resumed his seat and the filling of his pipe "Sure I'd rather ait me own hat, Miss Ailie, an' it's be no means a good wan without sarce, too, not even a blot o' mustard than take the morsel out o' yer purty mouth. I wos more nor half jokin', dear, an' I ax yer parding for puttin' ye in sich a fright."
I told 'im 'er was at dinner, and mussent be disturbed at meals, which 'e hanswered, and said as 'is business were most himportant, and 'e must see you whether or no, ma'am, which I beg yer parding for 'sturbing yer agin horders." "It will be a mon frae Johnnie Scott. He'll be fetching me a message or some money. Gae tell him to come in," said Rose, in hopeful excitement.
"I was wondering if the change of name had anything to do with the murder," said Paul, hesitating. "How could it," said Pash, testily, "when the man never expected to be murdered?" "Beggin' your parding, Mr. Pash, but you're all out," said Deborah. "Master did expect to have his throat cut, or his 'ead knocked orf, or his inside removed "
Shrig?" Immediately the door became stationary and, after some brief pause a voice issued from behind it, a voice somewhat wheezing and hoarse. "Which your parding I ax, sir," said the voice, "which your parding I 'umbly ax, but it ain't, me being a respectable female, sir, name o' Snummitt, sir charing, sir, also washing and clear-starching, sir!"
"If the shoe fits, you can wear it," was the grinning answer; and then there was a shout from the whole audience hooting, laughter, clapping of hands and I felt that I had made a Dundreary of myself. "We beg parding," went on the rascal, stepping back and bowing. "We had no intentions of being personal meant no young gentleman in partikilar.
Knapp-of-Reeds has been doin' better 'n' better ever sence I've knowed it; but she's jest outdoin' herself this year." "Haven't you got anything to drink, Ware?" "I beg your parding, Colonel; I was that flustered I done forgot my manners altogether," said Ware apologetically.
"Why, sir, since you ask me, I should answer begging your parding 'eavens knows, sir!" "Precisely! Anyway, I'm going there fast." "Where, sir?" "Heaven knows, Brimberly." "Ah er certingly, sir!" "Now, Brimberly, as a hard-headed, matter-of-fact, common-sense being, what would you suggest for a poor devil who is sick and tired of everything and most of all of himself?"
Beg your parding, sir," she added, to the seaman, "the boy 'an't got no sense, besides bein' wicked and naughty 'e ain't 'ad no train', sir, that's w'ere it is, all along of my 'avin' too much to do, an' a large family, sir, with no 'usband to speak of; right up the stair, sir, to the top, and along the passage-door straight before you at the hend of it. Mind the step, sir, w'en you gits up.
"I say, Jim, it's the first time I ever had anybody ask my parding, and it kind o' took me off my feet." A young lady had knocked him down in hastily turning a corner. She stopped and said to the ragged crossing-boy: "I beg your pardon, my little fellow; I am very sorry I ran against you."
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