Mrs Brown On The Tichborne Defence By Arthur Sketchley

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 edition. Excerpt: ...struggled thro' 'is teeth, grow quite as tall tho' not so much in flesh." Says the lawyer, "Did ever you know a child as weren't 4orn straight-legged, grow into knockknees?" "Why," I says, "certingly I've knowed 'em bandy thro' bein' put down too soon, and taken clean off their legs ag'in by their teeth; but," 1 says, "if this 'ere Claimint weren't knock-kneed when he went abroad with a.ll his teeth cut, I don't believe as all the Horsetrailiers in the world would bring knock-knees on, no more than any one as 'ave got 'em can take 'em off, tho' a many 'ave tried, the same as that tailor, as I well remembers 'earin' on, as took an' scraped 'is shin bones with glass, so as to get 'em thin enuf to bend 'em straight." Says another lawyer, "Do you mean to say that your name is not Baigint, and that yon 'aven't knowed the Claimint intimate?" I says, "Wotever are you a-talkin' about; why," I says, "ain't I told you who I am." "Well," says he, "then you was aboard of the 'Beller/ as floundered at sea, and every 'and aboard perished." "Yes," I says, "I remembers that." "Will you swear that," says the Judge. "Do 'old your jaw, my Lud," says the lawyer 5 "there ain't no gettin' a word in hedgeways for you." "Well," says the Judge, "I'm sorry I spoke, but it's 'ard work a-settin' 'ere month arter month mumchance, a-makin' notes and not allowed to open my lips." Says the Claimint to me, "Don't you remember me escapin' aboard of the 'Osprey'?" I says, "In. course I do; I read it in the paper." "Well, then," says he, "wot will you take to drink." I...