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Updated: May 31, 2025


The audience waited for the continuation of the speech, as if they knew from experience the exact distance off it lay in the future. The clerk swallowed nothing as if it were a great deal, and then went on, 'There's some'at between 'em: mark my words, naibours there's some'at between 'em. 'D'ye mean it? 'I d' know it. He came last Saturday, didn't he?

It couldn't a' got into the water o' itself no-howsomever; besides, it war full o' heavy things, and now I'm sartin it be empty, else how do it float so? Sure he must a' whammelled it upside down, and spilled out the things afore he pitched it overboard. It was thoughtful o' him; but he be just the one for that. I've seed him do some'at similar afore. Only think o' the dear boy!"

"Well, that's what I didn't get quite clear, you see, sir. But it's some'at like this. Every man has I don't quite remember what it was he said there, but I do recollect he said that if things were not altered, we should have to fight." Fred looked at him wonderingly.

"But why?" said Mary, the second time, not understanding him, and not unwilling to cover the awkwardness of that slow minute of waiting. "Because it gives a poor man with a whole family o' prowocations some'at of a chance, to 'ave a affable young lady like you, miss, behind him in his cab, once a year, or thereabouts.

Were you looking for something of the sort?" The witness shivered. He didn't know how he come to see it. He was on the strade, not looking for nothing, when he saw some'at dark among the reeds, and told the harvesters when they come by. They said it was a man, got him out, and then found it was his lordship. There was only one peculiarity about the boy's evidence his manner.

After looking keenly at mistress and maid, she changed her tone; nay, even launched out into praises of her late lodger: what a pleasant gentleman he was; what good company he kept, and how he had promised to recommend her apartments to his friends. "And as for the little some'at of rent, Miss tell him it makes no matter, he can pay me when he likes.

I dares do all that does become a man; but No. 7 is a body-snatcher! No. 7 has bullied me, and I bore it! No. 7 might whop me, and this h-arm would let him whop! He lives with graves and churchyards and stiff 'uns, that damnable No. 7! Ask some'at else, Grabman. I dares not touch No. 7 any more than the ghostesses."

I'm always able to work, and no man has a right to expect more of me. I never expect more than that from those who work for me." "No more you don't, Roger: a little drop's very good, ain't it, Roger? Keeps the cold from the stomach, eh, Roger?" "Then as to this speech, 'Come, Jack, let's have a drop of some'at short. Why, that's a good speech too.

I saw that he perceived this most disconcerting indication of a sentiment the very idea of which was so detestable, that, equally enraged with myself and with him, I did not know how to exhibit my contempt and indignation. Mistaking the cause of my discomposure, Mr. Dudley Ruthyn laughed softly, with an insufferable suavity. 'And there's some'at, lass, I must have in return.

Have we any arms of any description, do you know, with which to defend ourselves?" "I'm sure I don't know, Mr Troubridge," answered the carpenter in tones of great concern. "I haven't seen none. But there may be a few muskets, or some'at of that sort, stowed away somewheres down below, for all that I knows. If there is, I dare say the bosun'll know where to lay his hands upon 'em."

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