14/20 'But it ain't only that, squoire.' 'The young'un will do well too, I hope.' 'In course he will. Why not? But what I mean is;--we be all glad you've come back from them out-o'-the-way parts.' 'I had to go there, Holt.' 'Well;--we don't know much about that, sir, and I don't mean nothing about that.' 'To tell the truth, my friend, I should not have done very well here unless I had been able to top-dress the English acres with a little Australian gold.' 'Like enough, squoire; like enough. But I wasn't making bold to say nothing about that. For a young gentleman to go out a while and then to come back was all very well. |