thank's-be

Updated: June 5, 2025

I don't see that anybody else need worry themselves thin about it." "I'm not thinking of Mr. Pixley. It's " "Ripply-Hair? Well, that's all right! Jolly sight nicer to think about him. I like his eyes too. There's something in them that seems to invite one's confidence. Perhaps you haven't noticed it? If I had a father-confessor which, thank's-be, I haven't, and a jolly good thing for him!

John Oxenham - Pearl of Pearl Island