it's so unreasonable, because, as a matter of fact, I don't like young men. Oh, I beg your pardon, I didn't mean that. I didn't mean to be rude.' “'Father is so silly,' she ses, shaking her 'ead and looking down; 'and it's so unreasonable, because, as a matter of fact, I don't like young men. Oh, I beg your pardon, I didn't mean that. I didn't mean to be rude.' “'Rude?' I ses, staring at her. “'Rude?' I ses, staring at her. “'Of course it was a rude thing for me to say,' she ses, smiling; 'because you are still a young man yourself.' “'Of course it was a rude thing for me to say,' she ses, smiling; 'because you are still a young man yourself.' “I shook my 'ead. 'Youngish,' I ses. “I shook my 'ead. 'Youngish,' I ses. “'Young!' she ses, stamping 'er little foot. “'Young!' she ses, stamping 'er little foot. “She gave me another look, and this time 'er blue eyes seemed large and solemn. She walked along like one in a dream, and twice she tripped over the planks and would 'ave fallen if I hadn't caught 'er round the waist. “She gave me another look, and this time 'er blue eyes seemed large and solemn. She walked along like one in a dream, and twice she tripped over the planks and would 'ave fallen if I hadn't caught 'er round the waist. “'Thank you,' she ses. 'I'm very clumsy. How strong your arm is!' “'Thank you,' she ses. 'I'm very clumsy. How strong your arm is!' “We walked up and down agin, and every time we went near the edge of the jetty she 'eld on to my arm for fear of stumbling agin. And there was that silly cook standing about on the schooner on tip-toe and twisting his silly old neck till I wonder it didn't twist off. “We walked up and down agin, and every time we went near the edge of the jetty she 'eld on to my arm for fear of stumbling agin. And there was that silly cook standing about on the schooner on tip-toe and twisting his silly old neck till I wonder it didn't twist off.
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