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"I bet a dollar that fellow wouldn't swap billets with the angel Gabriel at this partikler moment," said our profane mate thoughtfully. We started weighing and shipping the copra next day. After finishing up, the solemn Charley invited the skipper and supercargo to remain ashore till morning. His great trouble, he told us, was that he had not yet secured a wife, "a reg'lar wife, y'know."
Neither would he permit anybody, not even "Captain Dab," to see his letter after it was written. "I's been mighty partikler 'bout de pronounciation," he said to himself, "specially in wot I wrote to Mr. Morris, but I'd like to see dem all read dem letters. Guess dar'll be a high time at our house."
"Passon ain't hisself, seems all gone to pieces like," he mused "He don't do nothin' in the garden, he ain't a bit partikler or fidgetty an all he cares about is the bits o' glass which comes on approval from all parts o' the world for the rose window. I sez to him t'other day 'Ain't ye got enough old glass yet, Passon? and he sez all absent-minded like, 'No, Bainton not yet!
When your hoary-headed ole grandfather or, to speak plainer, that partikler old whiskey-soaker known as Yuba Bill, wot sits on this box," he continued, with a diabolical wink at the Expressman "waltzes in to pervide for a young couple jest startin' in life, thar's nothin' mean about his style, you bet. He fills the bill every time! Speshul Providences take a back seat when he's around."
They'll be in for their tea ony meenute, an' the room no sae muckle as sweepit. Ay, an' me lookin' like a sweep; an' Tibbie Mealmaker 'at's sae partikler genteel seein' you sic a sicht as ye are?" Jess shook Hendry out of his chair, while Leeby began to sweep with the one hand, and agitatedly to unbutton her wrapper with the other.
Was it anything partikler?" "Gorn?" said the other, in disappointed tones. "Well, you tell 'im I'll see 'im later on." He turned away, and, followed by the other two, walked slowly up the road. Mr. Billing, after waiting till the coast was clear, went off in the other direction.
There was same truth in this eccentric youths' remarks, for in the bustle of preparation for an early start every one on board seemed to be so thoroughly engrossed with his own duty that he had no time to attend to anything else, and Robin had begun to experience, in the absence of his "partikler owner," an uneasy sensation of being very much in people's way.
"Order, order! Put 'im out!" from several of the members. "Any'ow, 'e's wanted by some one on very partikler business," growled the irreverent member, and the secretary made his way to the door. "W'y, Tottie!" exclaimed Pax, taking both the child's hands patronisingly in his, "what brings you here?"
"Well, but before I go," continued Gaff, "I wants to write a letter to old Stuart to warn him to look arter Emmie; a very partikler letter." "Ay, how much partikler a one?" inquired Haco. "A hambigoo-ous one," replied his friend. "A ham what?" said Haco interrogatively. "A ham-big-oo-ous one." "What sort of a one may that be, mate?"
Why, I'd as soon trust the dairy to Peter's cat as Bella partikler now she's got that young Buckle in her head. She don't know cream from buttermilk." "Why, then, you must just leave the butter to Molly as usual, and let the girls see after the rest," said Mr Greenways soothingly. "Oh, it's no use talking like that," said his wife impatiently; "it's only aggravating to hear you.
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