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"She fancies him?" asked Minikin. "What she fancies," explained Jarman, "is that nature intended 'er to be a lady. And it's no good pointing out to 'er the mistake she's making, because she ain't got sense enough to see it." "No good talking straight to her," suggested Minikin, "telling her that it can never be?" "That's our difficulty," replied Jarman; "it can be.
Peedles became more arch, Jarman's Scotch more striking and extensive, the Lady 'Ortensia's remarks less depressingly genteel, her aitches less accentuated. Jarman rose to propose the health of the O'Kelly, coupled with that of the Signora. To the O'Kelly, in a burst of generosity, Jarman promised our united patronage.
This coxswain was Isaac Jarman, who for many years led the famous Ramsgate lifeboat into action, and helped to save hundreds of human lives. While staying at Ramsgate I had the pleasure of shaking the strong hard hand of Jarman, and heard some of his adventures from his own lips.
"Not a blooming shadow," assured me Jarman, cheerfully, "so far as she's concerned." "I shall tell her plainly," I explained, "that I was drunk at the time." "And 'ow are you going to convince 'er of it?" asked Jarman. "You think your telling 'er you loved 'er proves it. So it would to anybody else, but not to 'er. You can't expect it.
Never should I forget their kindness to me, a lonely young man, alone in a lonely Here the pathos of my own situation overcame me; words seemed weak. "Jarman " I meant, putting my hand upon his head, to have blessed him for his goodness to me; but he being not exactly where he looked to be, I just missed him, and sat down on the edge of my chair, which was a hard one.
Was not this the more likely picture? Our second floor front was a young fellow in the commercial line. Jarman was Young London personified blatant yet kind-hearted; aggressively self-assertive, generous to a fault; cunning, yet at the same time frank; shrewd, cheery, and full of pluck. "Never say die" was his motto, and anything less dead it would be difficult to imagine.
"Of course, if 'twas you or me, we should just tell 'er to put 'erself away somewhere where the moth couldn't get at 'er and wait till we sent round for 'er; and there'd be an end of the matter. But with 'im it's different." "He is a bit of a soft," agreed Minikin. "'Tain't 'is fault," explained Jarman; "'twas the way 'e was brought up.
Peedles wiped away her tears and smiled upon the Signora; upon which the Signora commenced to cry again. Happily, timely diversion was made at this point by the bursting into the room of Jarman, who upon perceiving Mrs. Peedles, at once gave vent to a hoot, supposed to be expressive of Scottish joy, and without a moment's hesitation commenced to dance a reel.
Her tone and manner, outside rare moments of excitement, were suggestive of an offended but forgiving iceberg. Jarman invariably passed her with his coat collar turned up to his ears, and even thus protected might have been observed to shiver. Her stare, in conjunction with her "I beg your pardon!" was a moral douche that would have rendered apologetic and explanatory Don Juan himself.
'ear!" cried Jarman, banging the table with the handles of two knives. "Silence for Uncle Gutton! 'E's going to propose a toast. 'Ear, 'ear!" Mrs. Clapper, seconding his efforts, the whole table broke into applause. "What, as a matter of fact, I did get up to say " began Uncle Gutton. "Good old Uncle Gutton!" persisted the determined Jarman. "Bride and bridegroom long life to 'em!"
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