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That evening, the weather being fine, Slyme went out as usual to his open-air meeting, but Easton departed from HIS usual custom of rushing off to the 'Cricketers' directly he had had his tea, having on this occasion promised to wait for Ruth and to go with her to do the marketing. The baby was left at home alone, asleep in the cradle.
These sentiments were echoed by everyone with the solitary exception of Slyme, who said that Philpot would find out his mistake after he was dead, when he would have to stand before the Great White Throne for judgement! 'And at the Last Day, when yer sees the moon turned inter Blood, you'll be cryin' hout for the mountings and the rocks to fall on yer and 'ide yer from the wrath of the Lamb!
As the former remarked, Slyme could come to see the place, and if he didn't like it as well as the other he was thinking of taking, there was no harm done. Ruth had contrived to furnish the room. Some of the things she had obtained on credit from a second-hand furniture dealer. Exactly how she had managed, Easton did not know, but it was done. 'This is the house, said Easton.
Rushton & Co. had a fair share of what work there was, and Crass, Sawkins, Slyme and Owen were kept employed pretty regularly, although they did not start until half past eight and left off at four.
After some minutes he appeared to have come to a decision, and entering the shop he purchased a baby's rattle for fourpence halfpenny. It was a pretty toy made of white bone and coloured wool, with a number of little bells hanging upon it, and a ring of white bone at the end of the handle. When he came out of the shop Slyme set out for home, this time walking rapidly.
As for the smell, he did not care about that; he did not have to inhale the fumes himself. It was just about this time that Crass, after due consultation with several of the others, including Philpot, Harlow, Bundy, Slyme, Easton and the Semi-drunk, decided to call a meeting of the hands for the purpose of considering the advisability of holding the usual Beano later on in the summer.
'Conquer hisself is right! said Harlow and the others laughed again. 'Of course if a man tried to conquer hisself by his own strength, replied Slyme, ''e would be sure to fail, but when you've got the Grace of God in you it's different. 'Chuck it, fer Christ's sake! said Harlow in a tone of disgust. 'We've only just 'ad our dinner! 'And wot about drink? demanded old Joe Philpot, suddenly.
Our suspicions, as our likes and dislikes, are not under our control; now, for example, there is old Slyme; he hates me, as all the world can see, yet he would swear to my innocence to-morrow." "How do you know that?" "I do know it; by instinct, I suppose; I am one of those unhappy people who can see through their neighbors.
The man behind the moat did not seem very satisfied with this answer, and told the others that he could not see anything to laugh at. 'Is there any more questions? cried Philpot. 'Now is your chance to get some of your own back, but don't hall speak at once. 'I should like to know who's goin' to do all the dirty work? said Slyme.
So Slyme went ahead, and as he had to make his wages, he could not spend a great deal of time over it.
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