What do you say ?' Jim, poor Jim, was inclined to take George's offer.

He was that good-hearted that a kind word would turn him any time.

But I was put out at his laying it down so about the Dalys and us shantying and gaffing, and I do think now that some folks are born so as they can't do without a taste of some sort of fun once in a way.

I can't put it out clear, but it ought to be fixed somehow for us chaps that haven't got the gift of working all day and every day, but can do two days' work in one when we like, that we should have our allowance of reasonable fun and pleasure--that is, what we called pleasure, not what somebody thinks we ought to take pleasure in.

Anyway, I turned on George rather rough, and I says, 'We're not good enough for the likes of you, Mr.Storefield.
It's very kind of you to think of us, but we'll take our own line and you take yours.' 'I'm sorry for it, Dick, and more sorry that you take huff at an old friend.