'Between me an' you an' the gatepost, as the sayin' is, I don't think Mr bloody Owen will be 'ere much longer.

Nimrod 'ates the sight of 'im.' Easton had it in his mind to say that Nimrod seemed to hate the sight of all of them: but he made no remark, and Crass continued: ''E's 'eard all about the way Owen goes on about politics and religion, an' one thing an' another, an' about the firm scampin' the work.

You know that sort of talk don't do, does it ?' 'Of course not.' ''Unter would 'ave got rid of 'im long ago, but it wasn't 'im as took 'im on in the first place.

It was Rushton 'imself as give 'im a start.
It seems Owen took a lot of samples of 'is work an' showed 'em to the Bloke.' 'Is them the things wot's 'angin' up in the shop-winder ?' 'Yes!' said Crass, contemptuously.

'But 'e's no good on plain work.