“ I've known dogs to cause a lot of trouble in my time. A man as used to live in my street told me he 'ad been in jail three times because dogs follered him 'ome and wouldn't go away when he told 'em to. He said that some men would ha' kicked 'em out into the street, but he thought their little lives was far too valuable to risk in that way. Some people used to wink when 'e talked like that, but I didn't: I remembered a dog that took a fancy to old Sam Small and Ginger Dick and Peter Russet once in just the same way. ”
W. W. Jacobs
Summary
“The Understudy”, is a work by W. W. Jacobs. It explores elements such as ad, dog and arter.
Quotes from The Understudy (W. W. Jacobs)
“ It took the three of 'em to pull and push that dog upstairs, and Ginger took a dislike to dogs that 'e never really got over. They got 'im in the bedroom at last, and, arter they 'ad given 'im a drink o' water out o' the wash-hand basin, Ginger and Peter started to find fault with Sam Small. "I know wot I'm about," ses Sam; "but, o' course, if you don't want your share, say so. Wot?" "Talk sense!" ses Ginger. "We paid our share o' the cab, didn't we? And more fools us." "There won't be no share," ses Peter Russet; "but if there is, we're going to'ave it." ”
“ My missis won't 'ave it in the 'ouse any more cos it bit the baby. And o' course it was no good p'inting out to 'er that it was its first bite. Even the law allows one bite, but it's no good talking about the law to wimmen." "Except when it's on their side," I ses. He patted the dog's 'ead agin and whistled, and a big black dog came up out of the cabin and sprang ashore. It went up and put its nose to Sam's dog, and they both growled like thunderstorms. "Might be brothers," ses the skipper, "on'y your dog's got a better 'eead and a better coat. It's a good dog." ”
