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Has there been a v'yage yet that I haven't come to ye, Muster Girdlestone, and told ye I was surprised ever to find myself back in Lunnon? A year agone I told ye how this ship was, and ye laughed at me, ye did. It's only when ye find yourselves on her in the middle o' the broad sea that ye understan' what it is that sailor folk have to put up wi'."

Which we can do without goin' to the law!" he interjected scornfully. "I reckon you understan', don't you, Blenham?" Blenham nodded and put on his hat. "I'm to hound him from the start to finish; until we drive him an' her out the country. An' I'm to pound at your gran'son too an' at the same time until we bust him wide open. That right?" "Right an' go to it!" cried Packard.

So I stand by the streetside. I say to a man as I look up at sign-boards, 'Where is that writing "M'sieu' Charles Steele," and all the res'? 'He is dead long ago, say the man to me. 'A good thing too, for he was the very devil. 'I not understan', I say. 'I tink that M'sieu' Steele is a dam smart man back time. 'He was the smartes' man in the country, that Beauty Steele, the man say.

Black, who began to see that the strange visitor had nothing of the appearance of one sent to arrest him, said, in a half-humorous, remonstrative tone "Maybe ye're a furriner, an' dinna understan' mainners, but it's as weel to tell ye that I expec' men to tak' aff their bannets when they come into my hoose." Without speaking the visitor removed his cap. Black recognised him in an instant.

Adam doesna pick a that'n; I can understan' the tex as he's allays a-sayin', 'God helps them as helps theirsens." "Nay, Mother," said Seth, "that's no text o' the Bible. It comes out of a book as Adam picked up at the stall at Treddles'on. It was wrote by a knowing man, but overworldly, I doubt. However, that saying's partly true; for the Bible tells us we must be workers together with God."

"Always must see who is coming," said Brutus. "Monsieur may not want to see who is coming you understan'?" "No," I said, "I don't understand." His grasp on my shoulder tightened. "Then you go home," he said, "You go home now. Something happen. Monsieur very angry. Something bad you understan'?" "He is in the house?" I asked. Brutus nodded.

I shall abide by your opinion, I understan' you to say distinc'ly, her complaint is not ketchin'? and urge upon Miss Darley to fulfil her dooties to a sufferin' fellow-creature at any cost to myself and my establishment.

I scrap with a man jest as soon as he ses scrap, an' if yeh wanta scrap, I'm yer kitten. Understan' dat?" The policeman said sharply "Come, now; what's all this?" He had a distinctly business air. The little Cuban stepped forward calmly. "It is none of your business." The policeman flushed to his ears. "What?" One well-dressed man touched the other on the sleeve.

"If t'wuz caze we wuz tew quiet, we'll make racket nuff to suit em arter this, hey, boys? If racket's the ony thing they kin understan, they shall hev a plenty on't." "Israel thought it wuz kingdom come already," said Paul Hubbard, who had hurried down from the iron-works with a gang of his myrmidons, on receipt of the news.

"Skundus looked at 'im ez ef he didn' understan'. 'Lawd, Marse Dugal', sez 'e, 'I doan' know w'at youer talkin' 'bout. I ain' runned erway; I ain' be'n nowhar. "'Whar yer be'n fer de las' mon'? said Marse Dugal'. 'Tell me de truf, er I'll hab yer tongue pulled out by de roots. I'll tar yer all ober yer en' set yer on fiah.