Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works eBook

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Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 6,432 pages of information about Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works.

Freman.  Second is amendment to virst.  ’Tes the amendments is putt virst.

Trustaford.  ’Ow’s that, Mr. Godleigh?  I’m not particular eggzac’ly to a dilly zort of a point like that.

Sol Potter. [Scratching his, head] ’Tes a very nice point, for zure.

Godleigh.  ’Tes undoubtedly for the chairman to decide.

     [Voice from the dumb-as fishes:  “But there ain’t no chairman
     yet.”]

Jarland.  Sol Potter’s chairman.

Freman.  No, ’e ain’t.

Morse.  Yes, ‘e is—­’e’s chairman till this second old meetin’ gets on the go.

Freman.  I deny that.  What du yu say, Mr. Trustaford?

Trustaford.  I can’t ‘ardly tell.  It du zeem a darned long-sufferin’ sort of a business altogether.

     [A silence.]

Morse. [Slowly] Tell ’ee what ’tis, us shan’t du no gude like this.

Godleigh.  ’Tes for Mr. Freman or Mr. Trustaford, one or t’other to withdraw their motions.

Trustaford. [After a pause, with cautious generosity] I’ve no objections to withdrawin’ mine, if Will Freman’ll withdraw his’n.

Freman.  I won’t never be be’indhand.  If Mr. Trustaford withdraws, I withdraws mine.

Morse. [With relief] That’s zensible.  Putt the motion to the meetin’.

Sol Potter.  There ain’t no motion left to putt.

     [Silence of consternation.]

     [In the confusion Jim Bere is seen to stand up.]

Godleigh.  Jim Bere to spike.  Silence for Jim!

Voices.  Aye!  Silence for Jim!

Sol Potter.  Well, Jim?

Jim. [Smiling and slow] Nothin’ duin’.

Trustaford.  Bravo, Jim!  Yu’m right.  Best zense yet!

     [Applause from the dumb-as-fishes.]

     [With his smile brightening, Jim resumes his seat.]

Sol Potter. [Wiping his brow] Du seem to me, gentlemen, seem’ as we’m got into a bit of a tangle in a manner of spakin’, ’twid be the most zimplest and vairest way to begin all over vrom the beginnin’, so’s t’ave it all vair an’ square for every one.

     [In the uproar Of “Aye” and “No,” it is noticed that Tibby
     Jarland is standing in front of her father with her finger, for
     want of something better, in her mouth.]

Tibby. [In her stolid voice] Please, sister Mercy says, curate ’ave got to “Lastly.” [Jarland picks her up, and there is silence.] An’ please to come quick.

Jarland.  Come on, mates; quietly now!

     [He goes out, and all begin to follow him.]

Morse. [Slowest, save for Sol Potter] ’Tes rare lucky us was all agreed to hiss the curate afore us began the botherin’ old meetin’, or us widn’ ’ardly ’ave ’ad time to settle what to du.

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