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Boys as well as men are selfish, and, looking upon Dick as a possible rival, the boys who listened seemed disposed to take the same view of the situation. "That's what I say," said one of them, taking sides with Roswell. "Don't trouble yourselves," said Dick. "I aint agoin' to cut you out. I can't afford to give up a independent and loocrative purfession for a salary of three dollars a week."
"Why, if you could have a hangel in the detective business which luckily you can't, for the wings would cut out anything as mean as legs, and be the ruin of the purfession the temper of that hangel would give way under what I've gone through.
Why, C.E. stands for Civil Engineer, which is the gentleman's purfession, says he. And that's how I come to know it, matey." "Well, civil or not civil, I maintain he ain't a bit better than any of us," insisted Williams; "and I want to know by what right he or anybody else is to be allowed to give themselves airs over the likes of us. Can he do anything that any of us can't do?
He says all the purfessional men can't get onto their feet in a business way till they be thirty; an' stone-cuttin', Jim says, is his purfession like as if 't was a lawyer's or a doctor's or a priest's; an' Jim says he loves it.
But that was on my own account intirely, and not as a purfession; and a sorrowful time I had of it, too, for I was for iver burnin' my fingers promiskiously, and fallin' into the fire ivery day more or less " "Stand by to hoist top-gallant-sails," shouted the captain. "How's her head?" "South and by east, sir," answered the man at the wheel. "Keep her away two points. Look alive lads.
"Well, to oblige you, whatever it costs me, I will round on Potter." "Take care you stick to that," said Braddle. "The next pint, Count, is 'ow we're to get her." "Come in and take her away now," said Leander, eagerly. "She'll be quiet. I I mean the house'll be quiet now. You'll be very welcome, I assure you. I won't interfere." "You're a bright chap to go in for a purfession like ours," said Mr.
"And that miserable Sieur Lennox to go also? Tell me that!" She folded her arms, like Napoleon at St. Helena, and smiled again that smile which was nothing but a sneer. Briggs rubbed his nose contemplatively. "Little Francis can go ennywheres," he said at last. "He's laid out a good deal of tin on Vi and others of 'er purfession. You cannot make enny-think of that young feller but a cad.
If you hang Jack Sheppard, you'll cut off the flower o' the purfession. But I'll not believe it of you. It's all very well to read him a lesson, and teach him obedience; but you've gone far enough for that." "Not quite," rejoined the thief-taker, significantly. "Well," growled Blueskin, "you've had my offer." "And you my warning," retorted Wild. "Good night!"
"Master Thames Ditt what's his blessed name? has honesty written in his handsome phiz; but as to his companion, Jack Sheppard, I think you call him, he's a born and bred thief. Lord bless you marm! we sees plenty on 'em in our purfession. Them young prigs is all alike. I seed he was one, and a sharp un, too, at a glance." "Oh!" exclaimed the widow, covering her face with her hands.
"Tell her to shut her eyes an' open her mouth, an' then shove 'em in," suggested Pat. "I'll shove you into the sea if you go on talking balderdash," said Bob. "Now, look here, you hain't got nothin' to do, have you!" "If you mean in the way o' my purfession, Bob, you're right.
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