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Updated: May 25, 2025
There are innumerable rhymes as to the signification of numbers where magpies are concerned, but the most complete I have heard runs thus: "One's joy, two's grief, Three's marriage, four's death, Five's heaven, six is hell, Seven's the devil his own sel'."
"Number One, have you performed the ghostly manifestations?" "I have, chief," was the answer. "Did you notice anything unusual?" "A boy and a girl on the other side of the river ran away as if the Old Nick were after them." "Anything else?" "No, but it's Number Three's turn after tonight." "Very well; Number Three, take notice of that. Number Two, there are but six of you here to-night.
'I could get a bit of stiff done, but a cheque, you see especially a post-dated one is always objected to. 'Well, I dare say that will make no difference, observed Mr. Thornton, "stiff," if you prefer it say three months; or perhaps you'll give us four? 'Three's long enough, in all conscience, replied Mr. Sponge, with a shake of the head, adding, 'Bullfrog made me pay down on the nail.
"They're just off to the caves," put in the girl. "While Mrs. Devar writes her postcards, I suppose?" said Medenham innocently. "What! Is that the old party with the hair? I thought she was the young lady's mother. She's gone with them. She looks that sort of meddler not half. Two's company an' three's none is my motto, cave or no cave." She tried her most bewitching smile on Medenham this time.
"Two's company and three's none, and, besides, why can't he pay for 'imself? He's big enough. Why should you spend your money on 'im? He never pays a farthing." Bob explained that he couldn't say anything because 'e owed his life to George, but 'e might as well 'ave talked to a lamp-post.
The more he argued the more angry Gerty got, and at last she ses, "Two's company and three's none, and if you and me can't go out without George Crofts, then me and 'im 'll go out with-out you." She was as good as her word, too, and the next night, while Bob 'ad gone out to get some 'bacca, she went off alone with George.
Recovering himself with an effort, Dunn dashed forward and seized her by the wrist. "Answer me, woman! Is that Low's cabin?" "It is." "Who occupies it besides?" "I do." "And who else?" "Well," drawled Teresa slowly, with an extravagant affectation of modesty, "nobody else but us, I reckon. Two's company, you know, and three's none." "Stop!
"Now, folks," he said, "I reckon two's company an' three's a crowd. I'll go off a little ways an' keep watch." "Ben, you stay here," replied Columbine, hurriedly. "Why, Collie? Are you afraid or ashamed to be with me alone?" asked Moore, bitterly. Columbine's eyes flashed. It was seldom they lost their sweet tranquillity. But now they had depth and fire.
"So many!" "But onny three's alive." "The other three are dead!" "It costs five bob a week an' extries to let a kid live, to say nothin' of the lies and trouble an' all. An' no thanks you get for it." "A mother loves and looks after her own," declared Mavis. "Little dears! Ain't they pretty when they prattles their little prayers?" asked Mrs Gowler, as her lips parted in a terrible smile.
On general principles, it's pretty good doctrine that two's a company and three's a crowd, except when the third is a cook. But I should say that when the third is Helen's ma it's a mob, out looking for a chance to make rough-house.
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