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Updated: June 21, 2025
"Nothing will be sold Robin would never allow it " "Well, come an' see the lady," and Priscilla hurried her along "She said she wished to see you partikler. I told 'er the master was dead, an' onny buried this mornin', an' she smiled kind o' pleasant like, an' said she was sorry to have called on such an unfortunate day, but her business was important, an' if you could see 'er " "Is she young?"
He's in the camp with the gang about six weeks, sometimes eight; they say's it's a kind of settlement down there, an' then he's off again till sugarin' comes round; but he's dreadful sharp and partikler about the taxes, I tell you, and he's given a good deal too, fust and last, to the town. Folks say he wants to make 'em satisfied to let him alone.
I don't know to this hour wot made me take them plums; but I remember they were such prime big uns, big as eggs they was, and like lumps of gold, with a sort of blue shade over 'em. Father were very partikler about not 'avin' the fruit 'andled and takin' the bloom off, and told me to cover 'em well with leaves.
"You'll 'ave to 'ave both," observed Nathan Smith, whose knowledge of the sex was pretty accurate. Mr. Kybird nodded gloomily. "'Melia and Jack don't seem to 'ave been 'itting it off partikler well lately," he said, slowly. "He's getting more uppish than wot 'e was when 'e come here first. But I got 'im to promise that he'd settle any money that 'e might ever get left him on 'Melia." Mr.
"Ef I had known this," continued McGee, "I reckon I wouldn't have been so hard on Safie and so partikler. She's better than I took her for havin' had you for a beau! You understand what I mean. You follow me don't ye? I allus kinder wondered why she took me, but sens you've told me that YOU used to spark her, in your God-fearin' way, I reckon it kinder prepared her for ME. You understand?
"Very well, Matty," continued Mrs Rose, with a smile, "I've no objection; you Irish are a strange race! Now, look here. This is master's study, and mind, he's very partikler, dreadful partikler." She paused and looked at her pupil, as if desirous of impressing this point deeply on her memory. "He don't like his papers or books touched; not even dusted!
Then, agin, some relations are partikler about appearances, and they don't like it if a chap don't wear a collar and tidy 'imself up. Dress is everything nowadays; put me in a top 'at and a tail-coat, with a twopenny smoke stuck in my mouth, and who would know the difference between me and a lord?
Stokes knocked at the door he stood modestly aside with his back against the wall of the next house. "Is George in?" inquired Mr. Stokes, carelessly, as Mrs. Henshaw opened the door. "No," was the reply. Mr. Stokes affected to ponder; Mr. Henshaw instinctively edged away. "He ain't in," said Mrs. Henshaw, preparing to close the door. "I wanted to see 'im partikler," said Mr. Stokes, slowly.
"Is the partikler night fixed?" asked Tim. "Yes; it's to be the last night o' this month." "Why not give notice?" asked Tim. "'Cause I won't peach on daddy," said Bob Frog stoutly. Little Tim received this with a "quite right, old dosser," and then proposed that the meeting should adjourn, as he was expected back at the Home by that time.
With a furtive glance at Mrs Square, Tottie said, "Oh! please, I want to speak about something very partikler." "Indeed! come out to the court then," said little Pax, leading the way; "you'll be able to air the subject better there, whatever it is, and the cats won't object. Sorry I can't take you into the hall, little 'un, but ladies ain't admitted."
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