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"Of course," said she, "they did not know that Charles Kingsley was to have this stall, or they would have cut something more appropriate." "Those old monks 'ad a good deal of fun in them," said the verger, "hand they were particular fond of showing up quarrels between men and their wives, which they could do, you see, without 'urting each other's feelings.
"'Ow much?" "Don't misunderstand me, gentlemen. When I say I consider there's money in it, I'm not alluding to its contents. I've no reason to believe that it contains anything. I'm merely suggesting the thing itself may be worth more than it looks." "Ah, it might be that without 'urting itself!" "Well, well, don't let us waste time.
Boxer, waggishly, "that was wise of 'im. Most of us could tell fortunes that way." "That's wrong," said Mrs. Gimpson to her daughter, sharply. "Right's right any day, and truth's truth. He said that he knew all about John and what he'd been doing, but he wouldn't tell us for fear of 'urting our feelings and making mischief." "Here, look 'ere," said Mr.
"Well," said Billy, in his usual touchy way, "she ain't no concern of yourn." "Aren't you afraid of her hurting you?" "'Urting me!" cried the boy, in tones of the utmost contempt, as if he had not been half-murdered once a week for the last eight years. "No fear! Ain't you funny?
Barney Bill cocked his white poll across the table with the perkiness of a quaint bird Paul saw that the years had brought a striation of tiny red filaments to his weather-beaten face and fixed her with his little glittering eyes. "Bill what? You think I'm 'urting his feelings?" He jerked a thumb towards his host. "I ain't.
Then he got to drinking so 'ard that he did fall off, 'urting 'imself purty bad. After that he give it up, buying a share in Van Slye's show, and letting Christine do 'er work with Tom Sacks. Mrs. Braddock would give anything she's got in the world if she could get Christine out of the business and settled down in their own 'ome in Baltimore.
Boxer, waggishly, "that was wise of 'im. Most of us could tell fortunes that way." "That's wrong," said Mrs. Gimpson to her daughter, sharply. "Right's right any day, and truth's truth. He said that he knew all about John and what he'd been doing, but he wouldn't tell us for fear of 'urting our feelings and making mischief." "Here, look 'ere," said Mr.
"Because o' the surprise it'll be to 'im," ses Miss Tucker. "Let 'im rush on to 'is doom. He'll get a lesson 'e don't expect, the bully. Don't be afraid of 'urting 'im. Think o' pore Smith and Charlie Webb." "I am thinkin' of 'em," ses Ginger, slow-like. "Is is Bill very quick with his 'ands?" "Rather," ses Miss Tucker; "but o' course he ain't up to your mark; he's on'y known in these parts."
"Because o' the surprise it'll be to 'im," ses Miss Tucker. "Let 'im rush on to 'is doom. He'll get a lesson 'e don't expect, the bully. Don't be afraid of 'urting 'im. Think o' pore Smith and Charlie Webb." "I am thinkin' of 'em," ses Ginger, slow-like. "Is is Bill very quick with his 'ands?" "Rather," ses Miss Tucker; "but o' course he ain't up to your mark; he's on'y known in these parts."
"We will find a safe spot for you, at any rate," said Esther meaningly, and the boys became thoughtful for a moment. "Please, miss, your dog's 'urting. He's treading on my chest, and he's 'eavy," whined Bill, but Esther paid no heed. Silence reigned, broken only by the voice of the river, and the singing of the happy birds.
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