The Foundations by John Galsworthy
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MRS. L. Don't 'ee putt things into 'er 'ead, Bob!
LEMMY. 'Tyn't 'er 'ead, old lydy--it's lower. She wants feedin'-- feed 'er an' she'll rise. [He strikes into the "Machichi"] Look at 'er naow. I tell yer there's a fortune in 'er. [LITTLE AIDA has put out her tongue.] MRS. L. I'd saner there was a gude 'eart in 'er than any fortune. L. AIDA. [Hugging her pile of trousers] It's thirteen pence three farthin's I've got to bring yer, an' a penny aht for me, mykes twelve three farthin's: [With the same little hop and sudden smile] I'm goin' to ride back on a bus, I am. LEMMY. Well, you myke the most of it up there; it's the nearest you'll ever git to 'eaven. MRS. L. Don' yu discourage 'er, Bob; she'm a gude little thing, an't yu, dear? L. AIDA. [Simply] Yus. LEMMY. Not 'arf. Wot c'her do wiv yesterdy's penny? L. AIDA. Movies. LEMMY. An' the dy before? L. AIDA. Movies. |
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