Captains all (1905) (14597992560)

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Title: Captains all

Year: 1905 (1900s)

Authors: Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark), 1863-1943

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Publisher: London : Hodder and Stoughton

Contributing Library: University of California Libraries

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ones. He stood looking in aelpless sort o way at his wife and Emma, andthen at last he ses, There it is; and a fairbargain at the price. -je THE NEST EGG I spose you aint been drinking ? sesCharlie. Wots the matter with it ? ses Mrs.Cook flaring up. Come inside and look at it, ses Emma,taking old of his arm. Not me, ses Charlie, hanging back.Why, I wouldnt take it at a gift. He stood there on the kerbstone, and allthey could do e wouldnt budge. He said itwas a bad road and a little shop, and ad gota look about it he didnt like. They walkedback ome like a funeral procession, and Emmaad to keep saying Wsh I in wispers to ermother all the way. I dont know wot Charlie does want, Imsure, ses Mrs. Cook, taking off er bonnet assoon as she got indoors and pitching it on thechair he was just going to set down on. Its so awkard, ses old Cook, rubbinghis ead. Fact is, Charlie, we pretty neargave em to understand as wed buy it. Its as good as settled, ses Mrs. Cook,trembling all over with temper.

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c.-?—,^,„-— .sev^tt-^ J He said it was a bad road and a little shop, and ad got alook al)out it he didnt like. The Nest Egg) (Page 76 THE NEST EGG )^ They wont settle till they get the money,ses Charlie. You may make your mindeasy about that. Emmas drawn it all out of the bankready, ses old Cook, eager like. Charlie felt ot and cold all over. Idbetter take care of it, he ses, in a tremblingvoice. You might be robbed. So might you be, ses Mrs. Cook. Dontyou worry ; its in a safe place. Sailormen are always being robbed, sesGeorge Smith, who ad been helping youngBill with is sums while they ad gone to lookat the shop. There more sailormen robbedthan all the rest put together. They wont rob Charlie, ses Mrs. Cook,pressing er lips together. Ill take care othat. Charlie tried to laugh, but e made such aqueer noise that young Bill made a large bloton is exercise-book, and old Cook, wot waslighting his pipe, burnt is fingers through notlooking wot e was doing. You see, ses Charlie, if

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