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"Who'll do ut?" sez Vulmea, lookin' round, but divil a man answeared. They began to dishpute till Kiss, that was always playin' Shpoil Five, sez: "Thry the kyards!" Wid that he opined his tunic an' tuk out the greasy palammers, an' they all fell in wid the notion.
"Vell, Rolf, it's goood to see ye back. It's choost vat I vented. Hi, Marta, I told it you, yah. I say, now I hope ze good Gott send Rolf. Ach, how I am shpoil!" Yes, indeed. The hay was ready; the barley was changing.
Stubbs, only that gentleman made way for him; and when we took up the bailiff, and brought him round by the aid of a little brandy-and-water, he told us all. "I had a writ againsht him, Mishter Coxsh, but I didn't vant to shpoil shport; and, beshidesh, I didn't know him until dey knocked off his shteel cap!" Here was a pretty business!
"'Who'll do ut? sez Vulmea, lookin' round, but divil a man answeared. They began to dishpute till Kiss, that was always playin' Shpoil Five, sez: 'Thry the kyards! Wid that he opined his tunic an' tuk out the greasy palammers, an' they all fell in wid the notion.
"Any cookies, Eliza?" asked King, apropos of nothing. "Cookies, is it? There do be, indade! But if yez be afther eatin' thim now, ye'll shpoil yer supper, thot ye will! Here's one a piece to ye, and now run away, and lave me do me worruk. Be off with yez!" After accepting a cookie apiece, the children bounced out the back door and down into the garden in search of Carter.
"Why?" demanded Dick; "why should I behave like shteady ole buffer, when I don't feel shteady ole buffer? What do you want shpoil fun for? Tell you I shall do jus' zackly wharriplease. And, if you shay any more, I'll punch y' head!" "No, no," said his uncle, slightly alarmed at this intimation. "Come, you're not going to quarrel with me, I'm sure!" "All ri'," said Dick. "No; I won' quarrel.
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