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never brings two objects at once察 it takes time under the
circumstances。 At length the breakfast is ready。 Phil announcing
it察Mr George knocks the ashes out of his pipe on the hob察stands
his pipe itself in the chimney corner察and sits down to the meal。
When he has helped himself察 Phil follows suit察 sitting at the
extreme end of the little oblong table察and taking his plate on his
knees。 Either in humility察 or to hide his blackened hands察 or
because it is his natural manner of eating。
^The country察院says Mr George察plying his knife and fork察 why察
I suppose you never clapped your eyes on the country察Phil拭院
^I see the marshes once察院 says Phil察 contentedly eating his
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breakfast。
^What marshes拭院
^The marshes察commander察院returns Phil。
^Where are they拭院
^I don¨t know where they are察院 says Phil察 but I see ¨em察
guv¨ner。 They was flat。 And miste。 ̄
Governor and Commander are interchangeable terms with
Phil察expressive of the same respect and deference察and applicable
to nobody but Mr George。
^I was born in the country察Phil。 ̄
^Was you indeed察commander拭院
^Yes。 And bred there。 ̄ Phil elevated his one eyebrow察and察after
respectfully staring at his master to express interest察 swallows a
great gulp of coffee察still staring at him。
^There¨s not a bird¨s note that I don¨t know察院says Mr George。
^Not many an English leaf or berry that I couldn¨t name。 Not
many a tree that I couldn¨t climb yet察if I was put to it。 I was a real
country boy once。 My good mother lived in the country。 ̄
^She must have been a fine old lady察guv¨ner察院Phil observes。
^Ay and not so old either察 five´and´thirty years ago察院 says Mr
George。 ^But I¨ll wager that at ninety she would be near as upright
as me察and near as broad across the shoulders。 ̄
^Did she die at ninety察guv¨ner拭院inquires Phil。
^No。 Bosh Let her rest in peace察 God bless her 院 says the
trooper。 ^What set me on about country boys察and runaways and
good for nothings拭 You察 to be sure So you never clapped your
eyes upon the country´marshes and dreams excepted。 Eh拭院
Phil shakes his head。
^Do you want to see it拭院
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^N´no察I don¨t know as I do察particular察院says Phil。
^The town¨s enough for you察eh拭院
^Why you see察commander察院says Phil察 I ain¨t acquainted with
anythink else察 and I doubt if I ain¨t a getting too old to take to
novelties。 ̄
^How old are you察 Phil拭院 asks the trooper察 pausing as he
conveys his smoking saucer to his lips。
^I¨m something with a eight in it察院says Phil。 ^It can¨t be eighty。
Nor yet eighteen。 It¨s betwixt ¨em somewheres。 ̄
Mr George察slowly putting down his saucer without tasting the
contents察is laughingly beginning察 Why察 what the deuce察 Phil ̄!
when he stops察seeing that Phil is counting on his dirty fingers。
^I was just eight察院 says Phil察 agreeable to the parish
calculation察when I went with the tinker。 I was sent on an errand察
and I see him a sitting under a old buildin with a fire all to himself
wery comfortable察 and he says察 Would you like to come along a
me察my man拭 I says `Yes察 and him and me and the fire goes home
to Clerkenwell together。 That was April Fool Day。 I was able to
count up to ten察and when April Fool Day come round again察I says
to myself察 Now察old chap察you¨re one and a eight in it。¨ April Fool
Day after that察I says察 Now察old chap察you¨re two and a eight in it。¨
In course of time察I come to ten and a eight in it察 two tens and a
eight in it。 When it got so high察 it got the upper hand of me察 but
this is how I always know there¨s a eight in it。 ̄
^Ah察院 says Mr George察 resuming his breakfast。 ^And where¨s
the tinker拭院
^Drink put him in the hospital察 guv¨ner察 and the hospital put
him!in a glass case察I have heerd察院Phil replies mysteriously。
^By that means you got promotion拭Took the business察Phil拭院
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^Yes察commander察I took the business。 Such as it was。 It wasn¨t
much of a beat!round Saffron Hill察Hatton Garden察Clerkenwell察
Smiffeld察and there!poor neighbourhood察where they use up the
kettles till they¨re past mending。 Most of the tramping tinkers used
to come and lodge at our place察 that was the best part of my
master¨s earnings。 But they didn¨t come to me。 I warn¨t like him。
He could sing ¨em a good song。 I couldn¨t He could play ¨em a
tune on any sort of pot you please察so as it was iron or block tin。 I
never could do nothing with a pot but mend it or bile it!never
had a note of music in me。 Besides察I was too ill´looking察and their
wives complained of me。 ̄
^They were mighty particular。 You would pass muster in a
crowd察Phil 院says the trooper察with a pleasant smile。
^No察guv¨ner察院returns Phil察shaking his head。 ^No察I shouldn¨t。
I was passable enough when I went with the tinker察 though
nothing to boast of then此but what with blowing the fire with my
mouth when I was young察 and spileing my complexion察 and
singeing my hair off察 and swallering the smoke察 and what with
being nat¨rally unfort¨nate in the way of running against hot metal察
and marking myself by sich means察and what with having turn´ups
with the tinker as I got older察almost whenever he was too far gone
in drink!which was almost always!my beauty was queer察 wery
queer察even at that time。 As to since察what with a dozen years in a
dark forge察 where the men was given to larking察 and what with
being scorched in a accident at a gasworks察and what with being
blowed out of winder察 case´filling at the firework business察 I am
ugly enough to be made a show on 院
Resigning himself to which condition with a perfectly satisfied
manner察 Phil begs the favour of another cup of coffee。 While
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drinking it察he says此
^It was after the case´filling blow´up察 when I first see you察
commander。 You remember拭院
^I remember察Phil。 You were walking in the sun。 ̄
^Crawling察guv¨ner察again a wall! ̄
^True察Phil!shouldering your way on! ̄
^In a nightcap 院exclaimed Phil察excited。
^In a nightcap! ̄
^And hobbling with a couple of sticks 院 cries Phil察 still more
excited。
^With a couple of sticks。 When! ̄
^When you stops察you know察院cries Phil察putting down his cup
and saucer察 and ha