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But just then the squire came riding up with two friends as was staying with 'im, and he offered a reward of five shillings to the man wot found it. Three or four of 'em waded in up to their middle then and raked their 'ardest, and at last Henery Walker give a cheer and brought it to the side, all heavy with water. "That's the sack I found, sir," ses Bob, starting up.
Orkins, and I thought I'd come and warn yer like a man he's got into bad hands, that there dawg." "I am much obliged, Mr. Linton; you seem to be a straightforward-dealing man." "Well, sir, I tries to act upright and downstraight; and, as I ses, if a man only does that he ain't got nothin' to fear, 'as he, Muster Orkins?" "When can I have him, Sam?"
"Anything wrong, Bill?" he ses at last. Bill sat staring at 'im, and then all of a sudden he clapped 'is 'andkerchief to 'is mouth and, getting up from his chair, opened the door and rushed out. George Barstow thought at fust that he 'ad eaten pison for the sake o' the ten shillings, but when 'e remembered that Bill Chambers 'ad got the most delikit stummick in Claybury he altered 'is mind.
At the risk that moralizing may also reveal itself here as that which it has always been namely, resolutely MONTRER SES PLAIES, according to Balzac I would venture to protest against an improper and injurious alteration of rank, which quite unnoticed, and as if with the best conscience, threatens nowadays to establish itself in the relations of science and philosophy.
Pash, as is also Sunday inclined, to 'elp me. The orfice-boy 'ere went, and I come." Tray tossed the shilling and spat on it for luck as he slipped it into the pocket of quite a respectable pair of trousers. "So I'm on m'waiy to bein' Lord Mayor turn agin Wittington, as they ses in the panymine." "Well," said Beecot, amused, "I hope you will prove yourself worthy." Tray winked. "Ho!
When it looked in at the third door Charlie 'ad put down 'is paper and was ready for it. "Who are you looking for?" he ses, rather sharp. "Wot d'ye want? Are you 'aving a game of peepbo, or wot?" The man coughed and smiled, and then 'e pushed the door open gently and came in, and stood there fingering 'is beard as though 'e didn't know wot to say. "I've come back, Charlie," he ses at last.
"Oh, we 'ad a bit of a scrap down Limehouse way with some Scotchies. Peter got a crack over the 'ead at the same time." "Ah, I've 'ad a bit of a scrap, too," ses Sam, smiling all over, "but I didn't get marked." "Oh!" ses Peter, without looking up from 'is paper. "Was it a little boy, then?" ses Ginger.
"'I know; we see 'im, ses the other chap. 'We've been watching 'is goings-on for the last 'arf-hour; better than a play it was. "I stopped their mouths with a glass o' bitter each, and went back to my seat while they was drinking it. I told Miss Lamb in whispers that 'e wasn't there, but I'd 'ave another look for him by and by.
He went to a little eating-'ouse near by, where they was in the 'abit of going, and 'ad just started on a plate of eggs and bacon when Ginger Dick and Peter came into the place with a pocket-'ankercher of 'is wot they 'ad found in the fender. "'We thought you might want it, Sam, ses Peter. "'So we brought it along, ses Ginger. 'I 'ope you're enjoying of your brekfuss, Sam.
"'He ain't there, 'cos I've looked, ses 'Arry, 'arf shutting 'is eyes and looking at 'im hard. 'Wot might your name be? "'My name's Finch, ses Uncle Dick, putting out his 'ands to keep him off; 'but I thought she was a widder. She told me her 'usband died ten years ago; she's deceived me as well as you. I wouldn't ha' dreamt of taking any notice of 'er if I'd known. Truth, I wouldn't.
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