Part 9 (1/2)

The women tried to keep him silent But for the gentleoose, we'll pluck it for you and cook it for you, all nice,' they said

'How can young gentlemen do that for theirselves?'

It was clear to us we oose Certain observations current aoose's inside, and not to lose the giblets, which even the boy who nanize, inclined the majority to accept the woman's proposal Saddlebank said it was on our heads, then

To revive his good hune The tra, and round it went One boy said, 'That's a coer' Teers, and Bystop, a farne; I meant to before I died!' Most of the boys see up in raze I determined that the humblest of my retainers should feed from my table, and drink to ne for the women, who just sipped, and the man, who vowed he preferred beer A spoonful of the mashed tarts I sent to each of the children Only one, the eldest, a girl about a year older than h black hair, refused to eat or drink

'Let her bide, young gentleular obstinate, once she sets in for it'

'Ah!' said the s druv, and I've seen iron bent double She's harder 'n both, once she takes 't into her head'

'By jingo, she's pig-iron!' cried Te reat cooose vanish in a pot for stewing They wanted roast-goose, they exclaioose! But the wooose on the top of wood-fla would coroaned in consternation, and Saddlebank sowed discontent by gru, 'Now you see what your jolly new acquaintances have done for you'

So we played at catch with the Dutch cheese, and afterwards bowled it for long-stopping, when, to the disgust of Saddlebank and others, down ran the black-haired girl and caught the ball clean at wicket-distance

As soon as she had done it she was ashamed, and slunk away

The boys called out, 'Now, then, pig-iron!'

One fellow enraged ed half-a-dozen blohereupon he consented to apologize, and roared, 'Hulloa, pig-iron, sorry if I hurt you'

Te on his knees for flinging at a girl

'Why,' said Chaunter, 'you were the first to call her pig-iron'

Teuard if he said that I rumbled, 'this comes of the precious company you would keep in spite of o it, for he liked to observe young gentle themselves Temple tossed him a pint bottle of beer, with an injunction to hiue,' said the entleman Thank ye, sir You'll be a counsellor soet off thieves, I can tell you,' said Temple He was the son of a barrister

'Nor you won't help cook their gooses for them, may be,' said the man

'Well, kindness is kindness, all over the world'

The woentle awfully in an undertone He answered the of the goose, we resolved to finish the cold repast awaiting us The Dutch cheese had been bowled into bits With a portion of the ne, it tasted excellently; toffy to follow Those boys who chose ginger-wine had it, and drank, despised

The ginger-beer and ale, apples and sallylunns, were reserved for supper My lih

'If I'm not a prince, I'm a nobleman,' I said to Temple

He replied, 'Arn war some time Then you'll see fellows rise: lieutenant, captain, colonel, General--quick as barrels popping at a bird I should like to be Governor of Gibraltar'

'I'll come and see you, Te my hand warmly