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But still these two had another plan—
Jack, of coorse, the head man,
And Harry was willin' either way;
But Jack persuaded him to lay
The thing before the cōmmĭtteē
Of the club, and—Couldn' they all agree
That Jack and Harry had the chance,
And let the others go to France,
Or Jericho? And statin' their case—
And “for-as-much,” and “the year of grace”—
And signed and sealed, and made declar'
That Nessy was favourin' them far
Above the other chaps; and so
What was the good for them to go
Any more? and the register at them
To stop at once, and just to let them
Settle it theirselves, whichever
Nessy'd chice, and for him to have her—
Aw, as true as I'm a sinner—
And fair play, and back the winner!
And tuk their davies, bein' as't,
And proposed and seconded, and passed
Umnanermous —and “Do-to-wit,”
And “Amen,” and “So be it”!
Very sollum—makin' motions—
Aw, these miners has their notions.
Jack, of coorse, the head man,
And Harry was willin' either way;
But Jack persuaded him to lay
The thing before the cōmmĭtteē
Of the club, and—Couldn' they all agree
That Jack and Harry had the chance,
And let the others go to France,
Or Jericho? And statin' their case—
And “for-as-much,” and “the year of grace”—
And signed and sealed, and made declar'
That Nessy was favourin' them far
Above the other chaps; and so
What was the good for them to go
Any more? and the register at them
To stop at once, and just to let them
Settle it theirselves, whichever
Nessy'd chice, and for him to have her—
Aw, as true as I'm a sinner—
And fair play, and back the winner!
And tuk their davies, bein' as't,
And proposed and seconded, and passed
Umnanermous —and “Do-to-wit,”
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Very sollum—makin' motions—
Aw, these miners has their notions.
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