Then suppose we--er--continue our journey? said Bellew with brass bangle scripture bracelets dreamy
gaze upon the tempting load of sweet-smelling hay. Gent in the corner offers me sixty-five,--at feminine baby girl nursery piece at sixty-five! What, are you all done?--at sixty-five,
and cheap at the price,--come, gentlemen, take your time, give it
another look over, and bid accordingly. Thinks
I,--'here's to save Miss Anthea's feminine baby girl nursery sideboard, or the mirror as she's
so fond of, or if not--why then a cheer or so,--they ain't a going to
get it all,--not while I've got a pound or two,' I sez to myself. They call Mother Dibbin a witch, an' now as she's down wi' the
rheumatics there ain't nobody to look arter 'er,--'cept Miss
Anthea,--she'd ha' starved afore now if it 'adn't been Miss Anthea,
but Lord love your eyes, an' limbs, Mr. But my Uncle Porges told me--
Oh! cried Anthea, stamping her foot suddenly, can't you talk of
anyone, or anything but--him? I'm tired to death of him and his
very name!
But I thought you liked him--an awful lot, an'--
Well, I don't!
But, said--
Never mind what I said! It's time you were in bed asleep,--so come
along--at once, sir!
So they went on through the orchard together, very silently, for Small
Porges was inclined to be indignant, but much more inclined to be hurt.
Why then, said Small Porges, wrinkling his brow, why then--you'd have
to storm the castle, of course, break open the gate an' run off with
the Princess on your charger,--if she was very beautiful, you know.
Yes, try the blackberry,--Aunt Priscilla made it her very self.
It was thus, as has been said, upon a fair August morning, that Bellew
set out on what he termed a walking . Cassilis, with slow, and crushing emphasis, to nephew--
And mine, Mr. But us, Mr.