“ She's the prettiest and handsomest gal in the world; and she's the cleverest one I ever met. You ought to hear 'er laugh. Like music it is. You'd never forget it." "Twenty-one is young," ses Ginger, shaking his 'ead. "'Ave you known 'er long?" "Three months," ses the nevy. "She lives in the same street as I do. 'Ow it is she ain't been snapped up before, I can't think, but she told me that she didn't care for men till she saw me." "They all say that," ses Ginger. "If I've 'ad it said to me once, I've 'ad it said twenty times," ses Peter, nodding. ”
W. W. Jacobs
Quotes from Easy Money (W. W. Jacobs)
“ Miss Gill turned her 'ead away. "You mustn't talk to me likethat," she ses in a soft voice. "Still—" "Still wot?" ses Ginger, arter waiting a long time. "I mean, if I did go to sea, it would be nice to have a friend on board," she ses. "I suppose you ain't afraid of storms, are you?" "I like 'em," ses Ginger. "You look as if you would," ses the gal, giving 'im a little look under 'er eyelashes. "It must be nice to be a man and be brave. I wish I was a man." "I don't," ses Ginger. "Why not?" ses the gal, turning her 'ead away agin. ”
“ They thought o' plenty to say while they was sitting alone with Ginger waiting for 'er. "My idea was for the gal and your nevy to come too," ses pore Ginger. "Then I thought we might lose 'im and I would 'ave a little chat with the gal, and show 'er 'ow foolish she was." "Well, you've done it now," ses Sam. "Spoilt our evening." "P'r'aps good will come out of it," ses Ginger. "If the old lady takes a fancy to us we shall be able to come agin, and then to please you, Sam, I'll have a go to cut your nevy out." ”
