Part 25 (1/2)
”My poor boat!” cried Aleck, in agony ”But, there, it's of no use to cry after spilt ht it out, sir, and seems to me that what's best to be done is toboats, run her up on to the beach, get two or three of the fisher lads to turn her over, and then see what I can do with a bit o' thin plank Patch her up and pitch up the bit where I claps the plaster on, and I dessay she'll be watertight enough for you to run hoet her back in the creek”
”How long would it take to put on the patch?”
”I can't say till I sees the hole, sir, but I ht? How aet back in the dark?”
”Oh, I dessay we could steer clear o' the rocks, sir”
”We? No, thank you, sir I don't want a man with ood rub before looking wistfully up in his young employer's face
”Say, Master Aleck, arn't you a bit hard on a man?” he said
”No, not half so hard as you deserve You told me an abominable lie”
”Nay, sir I see your shadow just as you were going to thron that there lump o' paper”
”You--did--not, sir!” cried Aleck, fiercely
”Well, then, it must ha' been somebody else's, sir; that's all I can say”
”Whose, pray?” cried Aleck ”Who would dare to do such a thing as that?
Stop!” he cried, as a sudden idea flashed through his brain ”I sao lads in a boat sculling away froo”
”You see that, Master Aleck?”
”Yes, when I ca, sir?” cried thesheds”
”Could you see who they was, sir?”
”No; they see lads, just about the sa from?” asked Tom, excitedly
”Fro fro at this time of day”
”Look here, Master Aleck, youdown?”
”Look here, Tom, do you want to put me in a passion?”
”No, sir, course I don't”
”Then don't ask such idiotic questions Of course I didn't”
”Then it was one of they chaps, Master Aleck”