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As Philpot was returning to work again he paused for a moment to whisper to Linden, with the result that the latter accompanied him upstairs. On reaching Philpot's room the latter placed the step-ladder near the cupboard and, taking down the bottle of beer, handed it to Linden with the remark, 'Get some of that acrost yer, matey; it'll put yer right.
'Ere it's nearly ten o'clock and we ain't made a start on this gable wot we ought to 'ave started first thing this morning. 'Couldn't we tie two or three of those short ropes together? suggested Philpot. 'Those that the other two ladders was spliced with? As there was sure to be a row if they delayed long enough to send to the yard, it was decided to act on Philpot's suggestion.
He had lost his wife some five years ago and was now alone in the world, for his three children had died in their infancy. Slyme's reference to drink had roused Philpot's indignation; he felt that it was directed against himself.
Barrington did not do any more work that day, but before going home he went to the doctor's house and the latter dressed the cuts on his head and arms. Philpot's body was taken away on the ambulance to the mortuary. Hunter arrived at the house shortly afterwards and at once began to shout and bully because the painting of the gable was not yet commenced.
Crass and the others through the window watched him assist the Semi-drunk to his feet and rub some of the dirt off his clothes, and presently after some argument they saw the two go away together arm in arm. Crass and the others laughed, and returned to their half-finished drinks. 'Why, old Joe ain't drunk 'ardly 'arf of 'is! cried Easton, seeing Philpot's porter on the counter.
It was, therefore, for me a very agreeable circumstance that presently in Chelston Cross, while I was still under Mr. Philpot's care, I was provided with a second home during a large part of my holidays, and subsequently of my Oxford vacations, where the stir of the outer world was very much more in evidence. Distinguished as a man of science, a mathematician, and a classical scholar, Mr.
'Have you got enough colour? 'Yes, said Slyme. As he passed through the kitchen on the way to his work, Slyme accosted Bert, the boy, who was engaged in lighting, with some pieces of wood, a fire to boil the water to make the tea for breakfast at eight o'clock. 'There's a bloater I want's cooked, he said. 'All right, replied Bert. 'Put it over there on the dresser along of Philpot's and mine.
'I've been thinking this business over as I came along, he said, 'and I don't see being beat like this by Snatchum; so you two can just put the tressels and the box on a hand cart and we'll take it over to Philpot's house. Nimrod walked on the pavement while the other two pushed the cart, and it was about half past nine, when they arrived at the street in Windley where Philpot used to live.
"That little lot won't make half a flare," suggested Pilbury; "let's have two or three at once." So saying he lifted up one of the other papers and emptied its contents into the paper on Philpot's hand. "Look out," said Philpot, "it'll blow up." "Eh, what?" cried Cusack, jumping off the table in his excitement at the glorious news.
"She sounded a little like kicking, so Philpot's keeping guard. We had one screw half in before she even heard us." "What did she say then?" asked three or four eager questioners. "She wanted to know who was there, and if we wanted to speak to her we must wait till she came down, and a bad mark to whoever it was for coming and disturbing her."
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