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"It's only a step to the shaft now," he cautioned. "Easy easy look out for that 'anging wall " he held the pitch torch against the roof of the tunnel and displayed a loose, jagged section of rock, dripping with seepage from the hills above. "Just a step now 'ere it is."
"I shouldn't put a ticket marked 'Look at this! on that coat," he said, severely. "It oughtn't to be looked at." "It's the best out o' three all 'anging together," said Mr. Kybird, evenly. "And look 'ere," said Mr. Smith. "Look what an out-o'-the-way place you've put this ticket. Why not put it higher up on the coat?" "Becos the moth-hole ain't there," said Mr. Kybird. Mr.
Some of 'em was for 'anging back at first, some because they didn't like the tiger and some because they didn't like Bob Pretty, but John Biggs drove 'em in front of 'im like a flock o' sheep and then they gave a cheer and ran after George Kettle, full pelt up the road. "A few wimmen and children was at their doors as they passed, but they took fright and went indoors screaming.
"He took a great fancy to Bob Pretty, and somehow or other they was always dropping acrost each other. He met Bob with 'is dog one day a large, ugly brute, but a'most as clever as wot Bob was 'imself. It stood there with its tongue 'anging out and looking at Bob uneasy-like out of the corner of its eye as Bob stood a-patting of it and calling it pet names.
"We 'll start single-jacking to-morrow," he announced with a little sigh. "In the 'anging wall." "You mean ?" "We can't do much more up 'ere. It ain't worth it. The vein 's pinched down until we ain't even getting day laborer's wages out of it and it's October now." October! October and winter on the way.
Wot made matters worse than anything was that my missis was kneeling down in the passage doing 'er door-step, and 'er face, as I got down out o' that cab with Kumbo 'anging on to my arm was something too awful for words. It seemed to rise up slow-like from near the door- step, and to go on rising till I thought it 'ud never stop. And every inch it rose it got worse and worse to look at.
"I shouldn't put a ticket marked 'Look at this! on that coat," he said, severely. "It oughtn't to be looked at." "It's the best out o' three all 'anging together," said Mr. Kybird, evenly. "And look 'ere," said Mr. Smith. "Look what an out-o'-the-way place you've put this ticket. Why not put it higher up on the coat?" "Becos the moth-hole ain't there," said Mr. Kybird. Mr.
Land, how we did miss that Coolie cook! "'W'y don't yer get to work and cook something fit to heat? says Hammond. ''Ere I broke my bloomin' back 'auling in the fish, and you doing nothing but 'anging around and letting 'em dry hup in the 'eat. Get to work and cook. Blimed if I ain't sick of these 'ere custard apples!
There was joints o' pork 'anging from the ceiling, two brine tubs as full as they could be, and quite a string of fowls and ducks all ready for market. "'Wot d'ye mean by coming into my 'ouse? ses Bob Pretty, blustering. 'If you don't clear out pretty quick, I'll make you. "Nobody answered 'im; they was all examining 'ands o' pork and fowls and such-like.
What's it good for, anyway?" "You'd better get a taller ladder," said Mr. Diggs. "It's getting on towards 'alf-past eight. We can't be all night 'anging that bunch of mistletoe, you know." Melissa paused in her work long enough to devote an appraising look upon Watson. "You look very handsome up there, Watson. It gives you a very good height. Straighten your legs out a bit.
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