Is that you speaking, Mr.Pengelly ?" "Ay, sure.

Anything the matter ?" "Seen such a thing as the body of a young chimney-sweep on your way down?
Age, ten or thereabouts.

There's one missing." "You don't say so! Drowned ?" His wife having put about, Mr.Pengelly obligingly hauled a sheet or two to windward, and brought the _Glad Tidings_ almost to a standstill, allowing the boat to come close alongside.
"Drowned ?" he asked again.
"Worse than that," said the officer's voice (and it sounded dreadfully close); "there's been murder committed, and the child was in the house at the time.

The belief is, he's been made away with." "Save us all! Murder?
Whereto ?" "On the Barbican--an old Jew there, called Rodriguez.

Who's that you've got at the helm ?" "Missus." "Never knew ye was married." "Nor did I, till this mornin'." "Eh?
Wish ye luck, I'm sure; and you, ma'am, likewise!" "Thank ye, Mr.Tucker," answered the lady.