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He was back agin in a few minutes, and Sam could see by 'is face that something had 'appened. "They ain't been 'ome all night," he ses, sulky-like. "Well, I shall 'ave to send the money on to you," ses Sam, in a off-hand way. "Unless you like to call for it." "I'll call for it, matey," ses the cabman, with a kind smile, as he took 'old of his 'orse and led it up to Sam's lodgings.
"And what-like nature o' a nag may this Tod be?" he asked, speaking with so easy a familiarity, and holding the pewter so invitingly that Ned Blossom responded as to an old friend. "Gradely bit o' stuff sure-ly," he replied. "And do love to fill his collar; but sulky-like he's been on t' road this day, wi' Fancy doin' nowt to share."
Maybe a boat was waiting for him there: at all events, he was never seen again not on this side of Tamar. Sal went back, composed as you please, and let herself in by the front door. In the parlour she found her man still seated in the easy chair and smoking, but sulky-like, and with most of his monkey-temper leaked out of him. "What have you been doin', pray?" asks he.
"'Yes, he answers sulky-like; 'duchesses are right enough some of 'em. "'So are servant-gals, I says, 'some of 'em. Your hat's feeling a bit small for you this morning, ain't it? "'Hat's all right, says he; 'it's the world as I'm complaining of beastly place; there's nothing to do in it.
Turning and seeing that he had his musket almost at the "present," my grandfather dropped his arms, stood still, and allowed them to take him like a lamb. "But," said he, sulky-like, "if 'tis to the prison you mean to carry me, then carry me you shall. Back to the road I'll go with you, but not a step farther on my own legs, and on that you may bet your last dollar."
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