Excerpt from Sailors Knots
He glanced fiercely at the retreating figure of the lighterman; He seemed to take a fancy to Rupert from the fust; An elderly old party wot would keep jabbing 'im in the ribs with her umbrella; "Back!" ses Rupert in a whisper, pointing; She stood blocking up the doorway with her 'ands on her 'ips; Taking one of the vases from the mantelpiece, he dashed it to pieces on the fender; "I called about the bill in the window"; "I - I thought I smelled something cooking," he said; "K-K-K-Kch! K-Kch! he said, explosively; "Ecomes along and hits you over your tenderest corn with a oar"; Mr. Cubbins winked at 'im and tapped 'is nose; Let drive with all his might in 'is face; "Wot on earth's the matter, Ginger?"; An elderly man with a wooden leg, who joined the indignant officer in the pursuit
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