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One or two country nobs of brother landed gents, that look as big as if the whole of the three per cent consols was in their breeches pockets; one or two damsels, that was young once, but have confessed to bein' old maids, drop't the word 'Miss, 'cause it sounded ridikilous, and took the title of 'Mrs. to look like widders.
How many of ye do you s'pose will come back?" She shook off those near her who tried to pull her down into her seat. "Last year they lost a hundred an' five out o' Gloucester, an' every year they make widders by the dozen. If it was set in India's coral strand ye'd know it was a fishin' town by its widders; an' Freekirk Head'll be just like it.
And when people say that's the accomplished daughter o' the accomplished superintendent of the Devil's Ford claim otherwise known as the Star-eyed Goddess o' Devil's Ford every eye is fixed on the mine, and Capital, so to speak, tumbles to her. And when they sez that the old man excuse my freedom, but that's the way the boys talk of your father, meaning no harm the old man, instead o' trying to corral rich widders grass or otherwise to spend their money on the big works for the gold that ain't there yet should stay in Devil's Ford and put all his sabe and genius into grindin' out the little gold that is there, I sez to them that it ain't your father's style.
'She wos a wery fine 'ooman, sir, ven I first know'd her. She wos a widder, sir, at that time. 'Now, it's curious, said Pell, looking round with a sorrowful smile; 'Mrs. Pell was a widow. 'That's very extraordinary, said the mottled-faced man. 'Well, it is a curious coincidence, said Pell. 'Not at all, gruffly remarked the elder Mr. Weller. 'More widders is married than single wimin.
"Widders an' old maids, they're busier than the divil in a gale o' wind," grumbled the captain. "Poor Ann, she was worth every one of 'em lashed together, and here you find me with a head-wind every way I try to steer." The minister was a man at any rate; his very presence was a protection.
"They's things wot is an' things wot ain't, miss. Circumstantial evidence sends lots o' men to th' chair. Ut's a heap more happy like," The Hopper continued in his best philosophical vein, "t' play th' white card, helpin' widders an' orfants an' settlin' fusses. When ye ast me t' steal them jugs I hadn't th' heart t' refuse ye, miss.
"Ay, we've settled it all slick off in no time," said Bax, sitting down beside his young companion, and proceeding also to fill his pipe. "An' wot about the widders and horphans?" inquired Tommy, beginning to smoke, and using his extremely little finger as a tobacco-stopper in a way that might have surprised a salamander. "The widows!" exclaimed Bax.
He's rich again, y' see aye, richer than ever an' pursooed by several widders in consequence. He's come into a mort o' money, has Jessamy. But you know all about it, o' course?" "Not a word." "Lord, an' 't was your uncle, Sir Jervas, as done it! Left Jess five thousand pound! Think o' that!"
There wuz Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Jim, widders of the two old Smith twins.
Captain Pharo, with heart-whole joy at the sight, lit his pipe and declared, with now beaming countenance: "It has been arranged, to crown this happy 'casion, for all our unmarried Basins over sixteen year o' age, not forgettin' widders under forty, to have a sleigh ride.
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