Part 46 (1/2)
Archy made no reply
”'Sleep?”
Still no answer
”You aren't asleep Coht you four plu your plue
”Didn't say plum duff; said plum puffs”
”Take 'e for prisoners”
”Oh, I say, you wouldn't get fat on that”
”Will you let me out?”
”No”
”Then I warn you fairly One of these days, or nights, or whatever they are, I'll lie wait for you, and break your head with a stone, and then get away”
Rahed
”What?” cried the prisoner fiercely
”I was only larfin'”
”What at?”
”You Think I don't know better than that? You wouldn't be such a coward”
”Oh, wouldn't I?”
”Not you,” said Ra the lid of his basket squeak ”You know I can't help it”
”Yes, you can You could let me out”
”Father would kill me if I did Why, if I let you out, you'd coht, and some of our chaps wounded and some killed, and if we didn't whop you, our place would be all smashed up, and father and all of 'eht!”
”Ah, but we don't think so That's what you'd do, isn't it?”
”Of course it is”
”Well, then, I can't let you go 'Sides, if I said I would, there's always Je outside, and they'd be sure to nab you”
”But you et me out”