This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...I says; but Maria only laughs in my face. 'We shan't see a public or a shop window, ' she says, and there you are. I'm a man of my word, you understand, sir." "Quite right, Pegge." "And," continued Pegge; "I went and give my word to them two gals." "I presume you told them that the land would be to all ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...I says; but Maria only laughs in my face. 'We shan't see a public or a shop window, ' she says, and there you are. I'm a man of my word, you understand, sir." "Quite right, Pegge." "And," continued Pegge; "I went and give my word to them two gals." "I presume you told them that the land would be to all intents and purposes their father's" "Why, yes, sir," said Pegge, not without hesitation; " but what they says is 'Blow the land! and give us a couple of tickets back to London Bridge.' Now, what's a man to do with gals like that?" asked Pegge, turning to the rest of us as if for sympathy. It was obvious that Cuthbert could not bring himself to part with even the least desirable emigrants without a wrench, and no doubt he found it difficult to realise that any human being could be misguided enough to prefer the east end of London to Hornby Farm. "Did you hint at our intentions concerning the public reading-room and the various amusements for the winter?" he suggested. "Yes, I told 'em all that," said Pegge, " and I don't know what I didn't tell 'em; but Maria says she should go dotty long before the winter if she stayed here." Of course there was no help for it. Cuthbert could not keep the girls against their will, and as well as handing out money for their tickets, he sorrowfully instructed Pegge to escort them to the railway station and see them safely in the train. "After all," said Felicia in her most sympathetic voice, "there are certain to be a few undesirables in every camp, rnd we are fortunate in being able to get rid of ours so easily." Still, he did not quite recover his spirits, and his face looked pathetically...
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