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'I know that, because he lost it all the day after, in six-and-twenty banks as broke. He settled a lot of the notes on his father, when it was ascertained that they was really stopped and sent 'em over with a dutiful letter. I know that, because they was shown down our yard for the old gentleman's benefit, that he might treat himself with tobacco in the workus.
Her clothes ain't much, so her belongings ain't likely to trouble themselves much about her. Yer can see by this trumpery medal she don't belong to rich folks; so my advice is, let her go to the workus, where she'll be well provided for." "No, no! the missus'll see things as I do, when I talk to her a bit.
"That was my old gal 'tain't no concern of yourn." Evidently there was little use expecting gratitude out of this queer specimen of mortality; and Jack didn't try. "You stay quiet and go to sleep, and I'll give you some breakfast in the morning," he said to his graceless little bed-fellow. "You ain't a-going to take me to the station, then?" demanded the latter. "No." "Or the workus?" "No."
"Bah!" ejaculated the doctor. "And he said if I didn't give him some apples and pears he'd come and stand in front of the windows here and shout `workus' as loud as he could." "I shall have to send the police after him," said the doctor fiercely; "and as for you, sir, I've quite made up my mind what to do. Kind words are thrown away. I shall now purchase a cane and use it."
I talked a bit wi' the workus folk, but they won't gi'e nout dang 'em an' how be I to do't? It be all'ays hard bread wi' Silas, an' a deal harder now she' ta'en them pains. I won't stan' it much longer. Gammon! If she keeps on that way I'll just cut. See how the workus fellahs 'ill like that! 'The Doctor gives his services for nothing, I said. 'An' does nothin', bless him! ha, ha.
"Well, dame, I've had a little gal o' my own, but ain't likely to have another unless I takes this one," said Coomber, with a little more courage, "and so I ain't a-going to lose this chance; for I do want a little gal." "Oh, that's all very well; but you ain't no call to take this child that's no ways your own. She can go to the workus, you know. Peters'll take her by-and-by.
You believe in hell, I suppose." "I always thought that was a bad word." "To be sure! But it's where you'll go if you break the Sabbath." "Oh, sir!" she said, bursting into tears, "I don't care what become of me if I could only save that boy." "What do you mean by saving him?" "Keep him out of prison, to be sure. I shouldn't mind the workus myself, if I could get him into a place."
And if you're put to prison, I tell ye, it's a darned deal warmer, and better victuals too, than ever a one of you gets at home, let alone the Union. Now I knows the dodge. Whenever my wife's ready for her trouble, I gets cotched; then I lives like a prince in gaol, and she goes to the workus; and when it's all over, start fair again. Oh, you blockheads' to stand here shivering with empty bellies.
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