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'ere to-night, and that cussed axle's got to be in place

to-morra"

"Yes?" said I

"Ah!" nodded the entlemen and a lady, in the Lord's own 'urry too 'Mend

this axle, me man,' says one on 'em--a top-sawyer be the looks

on 'im--'mend this axle, and quick about it' 'Can't be done,

my lord,' says I 'W'y not?' says 'e, showin' 'is teeth

savage-like 'Because it can't,' says I, 'not no'ow, h black in the face,

'e ordersto-morra, and if you

'adn't found that there bolt forto-hty bad for entleman's a fire-and-fury out-and-outer, and no error"

"Can I have a bed here, do you think?" I inquired

"Ah," said he, "I think you can"

"For how much, do you suppose?"

"To you--sixpence"

"Why, that seems reasonable," said I

"It are," nodded the ood turn deserves another--"