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Bob accepted more, gratefully. So did Tim, with alacrity. "What sort of a home had you in London, Tim?" asked Mrs Merryboy. "Well, ma'am, I hadn't no home at all." "No home at all, boy; what do you mean? You must have lived somewhere." "Oh yes, ma'am, I always lived somewheres, but it wasn't nowheres in partikler.
'Nothin' partikler smart on'y a white hat tied down under her chin, an' a white Indy muslin gown. But you don't know what Mr. Gilfil was in those times. He was fine an' altered before you come into the parish. He'd a fresh colour then, an' a bright look wi' his eyes, as did your heart good to see. He looked rare and happy that Sunday; but somehow, I'd a feelin' as it wouldn't last long.
"It's me Joe Barlcomb," ses Joe, "and I want to speak to you very partikler." "Well, speak away," ses Bill. "You go into the back room," he ses, turning to his wife. "Whaffor?" ses Mrs. Jones. "'Cos I don't know wot Joe is going to say," ses Bill. "You go in now, afore I make you."
Tommy bit it carefully, and, placing it in his pocket, whistled thoughtfully. "Fill your pipe out o' that, young 'un," said Mr. Green, proffering his pouch with a flourish. The boy complied, and putting a few reserve charges in his pocket, looked up at him shrewdly. "Is it very partikler?" he enquired, softly. "Partikler!" repeated Joe. "I should think it is.
Convinced at last that he was not joking, she went upstairs and put on her bonnet, and then stood waiting for the reluctant Mr. Vickers with an air of almost bashful diffidence. "Joseph is coming in soon," said Selina, as her parents moved to the door. "I'm expecting him every minute." "I'll stop and see 'im," said Mr. Russell. "There's something I want to speak to him about partikler." Mr.
"I've been in my lodgings thirteen years." "I know," said Mr. Teak; "but I've got a partikler reason for wanting you. Our lodger, Mr. Dunn, left last week, and I only thought of you yesterday. I mentioned you to my missis, and she was quite pleased. You see, she knows I've known you for over twenty years, and she wants to make sure of only 'aving honest people in the 'ouse.
"And, besides, Ethel don't know where you've been," continued Mr. Spriggs. "We told 'er that you had gone to Australia. She's going to marry a very partikler young chap a grocer and if he found it out it might be awk'ard." Mr. Price closed his eyes again, but the lids quivered. "It took 'im some time to get over me being a bricklayer," pursued Mr. Spriggs. "What he'd say to you "
"I couldn't do it at the price, Bill," ses Bob Pretty, shaking his 'ead. "I'm a pore man, but I'm very partikler who I 'ave come into my 'ouse." O' course, everybody left off looking at once when they heard about Bob not that they believed that he'd be such a fool as to keep the cat in his 'ouse; and that evening, as soon as it was dark, Joe Clark went round to see 'im.
"On'y think!" he said, quoting Mrs Willis's words, in a scarcely audible whisper, "`so gentle, an' lovin', an' tender, an' true, an' kind' an' sitch a good boy too an' my kindly ways is like his, are they? Well, well, Mrs W, it's quite clear that a loo-natic asylum must be your native 'ome arter this." "What are you muttering about, Robin?" "Nuffin' partikler, granny.
"Not unless there's somethin' partikler about it," said Bolter. "Well, there ain't nothin' very partikler about it, 'xcept that Sam was partiklerly noisy as a baby, and wild as a boy, besides bein' uncommon partikler about his wittles, 'specially in the matter o' havin' plenty of 'em.
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