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"Take my advice, and go straight back and ask 'er to overlook it, this once." "Oh, no, she'd never take me back." "Yes, she will; you suits the child, and that's all they think of." "I don't know what will become of me and my baby." "No more don't I. Yer can't stop always in the work'us, and a baby'll be a 'eavy drag on you. Can't you lay 'ands on 'is father, some'ow?"
Don't say anything more to me about her; you'd better not! 'Better not! exclaimed Noah. 'Well! Better not! Work'us, don't be impudent. Your mother, too! She was a nice 'un she was. Oh, Lor! And here, Noah nodded his head expressively; and curled up as much of his small red nose as muscular action could collect together, for the occasion.
Ay but the work'us was good enough for old Granfa. 'Darn'ee, says I to Philip, 'there's life in the old dog yet, and I'll escape from here in the fulness of time! Which I did." We grouped ourselves about him in easy attitudes of attention. We felt strangely drawn to this ancient rebel against authority.
It's terrible to think that I should have to come to this and after having worked round the table this forty years, fifty pounds a year and all found, and accustomed always to a big footman and page-boy under me. But there's plenty more like me. It's a poor game. You're well out of it. I suppose the end of it will be the work'us. I'm pretty well wore out, and " The old man's voice died away.
"Master," said Hopkins, speaking as best he could with his scanty breath, "there it is; there's the key; of course I don't want no warning, and doesn't care about my week's wages. I'll be out of the cottage afore night, and as for the work'us, I suppose they'll let me in at once, if your honour'll give 'em a line."
Oliver's colour rose as he said this; he breathed quickly; and there was a curious working of the mouth and nostrils, which Mr. Claypole thought must be the immediate precursor of a violent fit of crying. Under this impression he returned to the charge. 'What did she die of, Work'us? said Noah.
'Then I'll whop yer when I get in, said the voice; 'you just see if I don't, that's all, my work'us brat! and having made this obliging promise, the voice began to whistle.
He had loved me, but had always feared that I would end by disgracing the family being hanged or something but the "work'us," that was beyond him; he had not thought it would come to that. And so on through pages of horseplay; his relief on ascertaining the truth and learning his mistake, his regret at not finding me at home, closing with a dinner invitation.
Mrs Trawl has run into debt on all sides, and when the goods are sold there won't be five shillings in the pound to pay them, that I can see, so her children must take the consequences. There's the workhouse for them." "The work'us, do ye say? Mrs Trawl's children sent to the work'us!" exclaimed old Tom, and he rapped out an expression which I need not repeat.
Brown's grandson bought it off Miss Scantlebury for two guineas, he being proud of his grandfather's skill; an' the old lady drove into Tregarrick Work'us behind a pair o' greys wi' the proceeds. Over and above the carriage hire, she'd enough left to adorn the horse wi' white favours an' give the rider a crown, large as my lord.
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