“Mydearfriend,rememberitisnotpoorLadyJane’sfaultthatsheiswellborn。”Pittreplied,withacourtlyair。”Shecannothelpbeingalady。Besides,IamaTory,youknow。”
“Oh,asforthat。”saidJim,“there’snothinglikeoldblood;no,dammy,nothinglikeit。I’mnoneofyourradicals。Iknowwhatitistobeagentleman,dammy。
Seethechapsinaboat-race;lookatthefellersinafight;aye,lookatadawgkillingrats——whichisitwins?
thegood-bloodedones。Getsomemoreport,Bowls,oldboy,whilstIbuzzthisbottle-here。WhatwasIasaying?”
“Ithinkyouwerespeakingofdogskillingrats。”Pittremarkedmildly,handinghiscousinthedecanterto“buzz。~