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diff --git a/12153.txt b/12153.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6ba7600 --- /dev/null +++ b/12153.txt @@ -0,0 +1,899 @@ +The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Understudy, by W.W. Jacobs + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: The Understudy + Night Watches, Part 3. + +Author: W.W. Jacobs + +Release Date: April 26, 2004 [EBook #12153] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: US-ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE UNDERSTUDY *** + + + + +Produced by David Widger + + + + + + +NIGHT WATCHES + +by W.W. Jacobs + + + + +THE UNDERSTUDY + +The Understudy + +"Dogs on board ship is a nuisance," said the night-watchman, gazing +fiercely at the vociferous mongrel that had chased him from the deck of +the Henry William; "the skipper asks me to keep an eye on the ship, and +then leaves a thing like that down in the cabin." + +He leaned against a pile of empty casks to recover his breath, shook his +fist at the dog, and said, slowly-- + +Some people can't make too much of 'em. They talk about a dog's honest +eyes and his faithful 'art. I 'ad a dog once, and I never saw his eyes +look so honest as they did one day when 'e was sitting on a pound o' +beefsteak we was 'unting high and low for. + +I've known dogs to cause a lot of trouble in my time. A man as used to +live in my street told me he 'ad been in jail three times because dogs +follered him 'ome and wouldn't go away when he told 'em to. He said +that some men would ha' kicked 'em out into the street, but he thought +their little lives was far too valuable to risk in that way. + +Some people used to wink when 'e talked like that, but I didn't: I +remembered a dog that took a fancy to old Sam Small and Ginger Dick and +Peter Russet once in just the same way. + +It was one night in a little public-'ouse down Commercial Road way. +They 'ad on'y been ashore a week, and, 'aving been turned out of a +music-'all the night afore because a man Ginger Dick had punched in the +jaw wouldn't behave 'imself, they said they'd spend the rest o' their +money on beer instead. There was just the three of 'em sitting by +themselves in a cosy little bar, when the door was pushed open and a big +black dog came in. + +He came straight up to Sam and licked his 'and. Sam was eating a +arrowroot biscuit with a bit o' cheese on it at the time. He wasn't wot +you'd call a partickler sort o' man, but, seeing as 'ow the dog was so +careless that 'e licked the biscuit a'most as much as he did his 'and, +he gave it to 'im. The dog took it in one gulp, and then he jumped up +on Sam's lap and wagged his tail in 'is face for joy and thankfulness. + +"He's took a fancy to you, Sam," ses Ginger. + +Sam pushed the dog off on to the floor and wiped his face. + +"He's a good dog, by the look of 'im," ses Peter Russet, who was country +bred. + +He bought a sausage-roll, and him and the dog ate it between 'em. Then +Ginger Dick bought one and gave it to 'im, and by the time it was +finished the dog didn't seem to know which one of 'em he loved the most. + +"Wonder who he belongs to?" ses Ginger. "Is there any name on the +collar, Peter?" + +Peter shook his 'ead. "It's a good collar, though," he ses. "I wonder +whether he's been and lost 'imself?" + +Old Sam, wot was always on the look-out for money, put his beer down and +wiped 'is mouth. "There might be a reward out for 'im," he ses. "I +think I'll take care of 'im for a day or two, in case." + +"We'll all take care of 'im," ses Ginger; "and if there's a reward we'll +go shares. Mind that!" + +"I found 'im," ses Sam, very disagreeable. "He came up to me as if he'd +known me all 'is life." + +"No," ses Ginger. "Don't you flatter yourself. He came up to you +because he didn't know you, Sam." + +"If he 'ad, he'd ha' bit your 'and," ses Peter Russet. + +"Instead o' washing it," ses Ginger. + +"Go on!" ses Sam, 'olding his breath with passion. "Go on!" + +Peter opened 'is mouth, but just then another man came into the bar, +and, arter ordering 'is drink, turned round and patted the dog's 'ead. + +"That's a good dog; 'ow old is he?" he ses to Ginger. + +"Two years last April," ses Ginger, without moving a eyelid. + +"Fifth of April," ses old Sam, very quick and fierce. + +"At two o'clock in the morning," ses Peter. + +The man took up 'is beer and looked at 'em; then 'e took a drink and +looked at 'em again. Arter which he 'ad another look at the dog. + +"I could see 'e was very valuable," he ses. "I see that the moment I +set eyes on 'im. Mind you don't get 'im stole." + +He finished up 'is beer and went out; and he 'ad 'ardly gone afore +Ginger took a piece o' thick string out of 'is pocket and fastened it to +the dog's collar. + +"Make yourself at 'ome, Ginger," ses Sam, very nasty. + +"I'm going to," ses Ginger. "That chap knows something about dogs, and, +if we can't get a reward for 'im, p'r'aps we can sell 'im." + +They 'ad another arf-pint each, and then, Ginger taking 'old of the +string, they went out into the street. + +"Nine o'clock," ses Peter. "It's no good going 'ome yet, Ginger." + +"We can 'ave a glass or two on the way," ses Ginger; "but I sha'n't feel +comfortable in my mind till we've got the dog safe 'ome. P'r'aps the +people wot 'ave lost it are looking for it now." + +They 'ad another drink farther on, and a man in the bar took such a +fancy to the dog that 'e offered Ginger five shillings for it and drinks +round. + +"That shows 'ow valuable it is," ses Peter Russet when they got outside. +"Hold that string tight, Ginger. Wot's the matter?" + +"He won't come," ses Ginger, tugging at the string. "Come on, old chap! +Good dog! Come on!" + +He stood there pulling at the dog, wot was sitting down and being +dragged along on its stummick. He didn't know its name, but 'e called +it a few things that seemed to ease 'is mind, and then he 'anded over +the string to Sam, wot 'ad been asking for it, and told 'im to see wot +he could do. + +"We shall 'ave a crowd round us in a minute," ses Peter. "Mind you +don't bust a blood-vessel, Sam." + +"And be locked up for stealing it, p'r'aps," ses Ginger. "Better let it +go, Sam." + +"Wot, arter refusing five bob for it?" ses Sam. "Talk sense, Ginger, +and give it a shove be'ind." + +Ginger gave it a shove, but it was no good. There was three or four +people coming along the road, and Sam made up 'is mind in an instant, +and 'eld up his 'and to a cab that was passing. + +It took the three of 'em to get the dog into the cab, and as soon as it +was in the cabman told 'em to take it out agin. They argufied with 'im +till their tongues ached, and at last, arter paying 'im four shillings +and sixpence afore they started, he climbed up on the box and drove off. + +The door was open when they got to their lodgings, but they 'ad to be +careful because o' the landlady. It took the three of 'em to pull and +push that dog upstairs, and Ginger took a dislike to dogs that 'e never +really got over. They got 'im in the bedroom at last, and, arter they +'ad given 'im a drink o' water out o' the wash-hand basin, Ginger and +Peter started to find fault with Sam Small. + +"I know wot I'm about," ses Sam; "but, o' course, if you don't want your +share, say so. Wot?" + +"Talk sense!" ses Ginger. "We paid our share o' the cab, didn't we? +And more fools us." + +"There won't be no share," ses Peter Russet; "but if there is, we're +going to'ave it." + +They undressed themselves and got into bed, and Ginger 'adn't been in +his five minutes afore the dog started to get in with 'im. When Ginger +pushed 'im off 'e seemed to think he was having a game with 'im, and, +arter pretending to bite 'im in play, he took the end of the counterpane +in 'is mouth and tried to drag it off. + +"Why don't you get to sleep, Ginger?" ses Sam, who was just dropping +off. "'Ave a game with 'im in the morning." + +Ginger gave the dog a punch in the chest, and, arter saying a few o' the +things he'd like to do to Sam Small, he cuddled down in 'is bed and they +all went off to sleep. All but the dog, that is. He seemed uneasy in +'is mind, and if 'e woke 'em up once by standing on his 'ind-legs and +putting his fore-paws on their chest to see if they was still alive, he +did arf-a-dozen times. + +He dropped off to sleep at last, scratching 'imself, but about three +o'clock in the morning Ginger woke up with a 'orrible start and sat up +in bed shivering. Sam and Peter woke up, too, and, raising themselves +in bed, looked at the dog, wot was sitting on its tail, with its 'ead +back, moaning fit to break its 'art. + +"Wot's the matter?" ses old Sam, in a shaky voice. "Stop it! Stop it, +d'ye hear!" + +"P'r'aps it's dying," ses Ginger, as the dog let off a 'owl like a +steamer coming up the river. "Stop it, you brute!" + +"He'll wake the 'ouse up in a minute," ses Peter. "Take 'im downstairs +and kick 'im into the street, Sam." + +"Take 'im yourself," ses Sam. "Hsh! Somebody's coming upstairs. Poor +old doggie. Come along, then. Come along." + +The dog left off his 'owling, and went over and licked 'im just as the +landlady and one or two more came to the door and called out to know wot +they meant by it. + +"It's all right, missis," ses Sam. "It's on'y pore Ginger. You keep +quiet," he ses in a whisper, turning to Ginger. + +"Wot's he making that row about?" ses the landlady. "He made my blood +run cold." + +"He's got a touch o' toothache," ses Sam. "Never mind, Ginger," 'e ses +in a hurry, as the dog let off another 'owl; "try and bear it." + +"He's a coward, that's wot 'e is," ses the landlady, very fierce. "Why, +a child o' five wouldn't make such a fuss." + +"Sounds more like a dog than a 'uman being," ses another voice. "You +come outside, Ginger, and I'll give you something to cry for." + +They waited a minute or two, and then, everything being quiet, they went +back to bed, while old Sam talked to Ginger about wot 'e called 'is +"presence o' mind," and Ginger talked to 'im about wot he'd do to 'im if +'e wasn't a fat old man with one foot in the grave. + +They was all in a better temper when they woke up in the morning, and +while Sam was washing they talked about wot they was to do with the dog. + +"We can't lead 'im about all day," ses Ginger; "and if we let 'im off +the string he'll go off 'ome." + +"He don't know where his 'ome is," ses Sam, very severe; "but he might +run away, and then the pore thing might be starved or else ill-treated. +I 'ave 'eard o' boys tying tin cans to their tails." + +"I've done it myself," ses Ginger, nodding. "Consequently it's our +dooty to look arter 'im," ses Sam. + +"I'll go down to the front door," ses Peter, "and when I whistle, bring +him down." + +Ginger stuck his 'ead out o' the window, and by and by, when Peter +whistled, him and Sam took the dog downstairs and out into the street. + +"So far so good," ses Sam; "now, wot about brekfuss?" + +They 'ad their brekfuss in their usual coffeeshop, and the dog took bits +from all of them. Unfortunately, 'e wasn't used to haddick bones, and +arter two of the customers 'ad gorn out and two more 'ad complained to +the landlord, they 'ad to leave their brekfusses and take 'im outside +for a breath o' fresh air. + +"Now, wot are we going to do?" ses Ginger. "I'm beginning to be sick +of the sight of 'im. 'Ave we got to lead 'im about all day on a bit o' +string?" + +"Let's take 'im round the corner and lose 'im," ses Peter Russet. + +"You give me 'old o' that string," ses Sam. "If you don't want shares, +that's all right. If I'm going to look arter 'im I'll 'ave it all." + +That made Ginger and Peter look at each other. Direckly Sam began to +talk about money they began to think they might be losing something. + +"And wot about 'aving 'im in our bedroom and keeping us awake all +night?" ses Peter. + +"And putting it on to me with the toothache," ses Ginger. "No; you can +look arter 'im, Sam, while me and Peter goes off and enjoys ourselves; +and if you get anything we go shares, mind." + +"All right," ses Sam, turning away with the dog. + +"And suppose Sam gets a reward or sells it, and then tells us that it +ran away and 'e lost it?" ses Peter. + +"O' course; I never thought o' that," ses Ginger. "You've got your 'ead +on straight, Peter." + +"I see 'im smile, that's why," ses Peter Russet. + +"You're a liar," ses Sam. + +"We'll stick together," ses Ginger. "Leastways, one of us'll keep with +you, Sam." + +They settled it that way at last, and while Ginger went for a walk down +round about where they 'ad found the dog, Sam Small and Peter waited for +him in a little public-'ouse down Limehouse way. Their idea was that +there would be bills up, and when Ginger came back and said there +wasn't, they 'ad a lot to say about people wot wasn't fit to 'ave dogs +because they didn't love 'em. + +They 'ad a miserable day. When the dog got sick o' sitting in a pub 'e +made such a noise they 'ad to take 'im out; and when 'e got tired o' +walking about he sat down on the pavement and they 'ad to drag 'im along +to the nearest pub agin. At five o'clock in the arternoon Ginger Dick +was talking about two-penn'orth o' rat-poison. + +"Wot are we to do with 'im till twelve o'clock to-night?" ses Peter. + +"And s'pose we can't smuggle 'im into the 'ouse agin?" ses Ginger. "Or +suppose he makes that noise agin in the night?" + +They 'ad a pint each to 'elp them to think wot was to be done. And, +arter a lot o' talking and quarrelling, they did wot a lot of other +people 'ave done when they got into trouble: they came to me. + +I 'ad on'y been on dooty about arf an hour when the three of 'em turned +up at the wharf with the dog, and, arter saying 'ow well I looked and +that I seemed to get younger every time they saw me, they asked me to +take charge of the dog for 'em. + +"It'll be company for you," ses old Sam. "It must be very lonely 'ere +of a night. I've often thought of it." + +"And of a day-time you could take it 'ome and tie it up in your back- +yard," ses Ginger. + +I wouldn't 'ave anything to do with it at fust, but at last I gave way. +They offered me fourpence a day for its keep, and, as I didn't want to +run any risk, I made 'em give me a couple o' bob to go on with. + +They went off as though they'd left a load o' care be'ind 'em, and arter +tying the dog up to a crane I went on with my work. They 'adn't told me +wot the game was, but, from one or two things they'd let drop, I'd got a +pretty good idea. + +The dog 'owled a bit at fust, but he quieted down arter a bit. He was a +nice-looking animal, but one dog is much the same as another to me, and +if I 'ad one ten years I don't suppose I could pick it out from two or +three others. + +I took it off 'ome with me when I left at six o'clock next morning, and +tied it up in my yard. My missis 'ad words about it, o' course--that's +wot people get married for--but when she found it woke me up three times +she quieted down and said wot a nice coat it 'ad got. + +The three of 'em came round next evening to see it, and they was so +afraid of its being lost that when they stood me a pint at the Bull's +Head we 'ad to take it with us. Ginger was going to buy a sausage-roll +for it, but, arter Sam 'ad pointed out that they was paying me fourpence +a day for its keep, he didn't. And Sam 'ad the cheek to tell me that it +liked a nice bit o' fried steak as well as anything. + +A lot o' people admired that dog. I remember, on the fourth night I +think it was, the barge Dauntless came alongside, and arter she was made +fast the skipper came ashore and took a little notice of it. + +"Where did you get 'im?" he ses. + +I told 'im 'ow it was, and he stood there for some time patting the dog +on the 'ead and whistling under 'is breath. + +"It's much the same size as my dog," he ses; "that's a black retriever, +too." + +I ses "Oh!" + +"I'm afraid I shall 'ave to get rid of it," he ses. "It's on the barge +now. My missis won't 'ave it in the 'ouse any more cos it bit the baby. +And o' course it was no good p'inting out to 'er that it was its first +bite. Even the law allows one bite, but it's no good talking about the +law to wimmen." + +"Except when it's on their side," I ses. + +He patted the dog's 'ead agin and whistled, and a big black dog came up +out of the cabin and sprang ashore. It went up and put its nose to +Sam's dog, and they both growled like thunderstorms. + +"Might be brothers," ses the skipper, "on'y your dog's got a better +'eead and a better coat. It's a good dog." + +"They're all alike to me," I ses. "I couldn't tell 'em apart, not if +you paid me." + +The skipper stood there a moment, and then he ses: "I wish you'd let me +see 'ow my dog looks in your dog's collar," he ses. + +"Whaffor?" I ses. + +"On'y fancy," he ses. "Oh, Bill!" + +"Yes," I ses. + +"It ain't Christmas," he ses, taking my arm and walking up and down a +bit, "but it will be soon, and then I mightn't see you. You've done me +one or two good turns, and I should like to make you a Christmas-box of +three 'arf-dollars." + +I let 'im give 'em to me, and then, just to please 'im, I let 'im try +the collar on 'is dog, while I swept up a bit. + +"It looked beautiful on 'im," he ses, when I'd finished; "but I've put +it back agin. Come on, Bruno. Good-night, Bill." + +He got 'is dog on the barge agin arter a bit o' trouble, and arter +making sure 'that my dog 'ad got its own collar on I went on with my +work. + +The dog didn't seem to be quite 'imself next day, and he was so fierce +in the yard that my missis was afraid to go near 'im. I was going to +ask the skipper about it, as 'e seemed to know more about dogs than I +did, but when I got to the wharf the barge had sailed. + +It was just getting dark when there came a ring at the gate-bell, and +afore I could answer it arf-a-dozen more, as fast as the bell could go. +And when I opened the wicket Sam Small and Ginger and Peter Russet all +tried to get in at once. + +"Where's the dog?" ses Sam. + +"Tied up," I ses. "Wot's the matter? 'Ave you all gorn mad?" + +They didn't answer me. They ran on to the jetty, and afore I could turn +round a'most they 'ad got the dog loose and was dragging it towards me, +smiling all over their faces. + +"Reward," ses Ginger, as I caught 'old of 'im by the coat. "Five pounds +--landlord of a pub--at Bow--come on, Sam!" + +"Why don't you keep your mouth shut, Ginger?" ses Sam. + +"Five pounds!" I ses. "Five pounds! Hurrah!" + +"Wot are you hurraying about?" ses Sam, very short. + +"Why," I ses, "I s'pose----Here, arf a moment!" + +"Can't stop," ses Sam, going arter the others. + +I watched 'em up the road, and then I locked the gate and walked up and +down the wharf thinking wot a funny thing money is, and 'ow it alters +people's natures. And arter all, I thought that three arf-dollars +earned honest was better than a reward for hiding another man's dog. + +I finished tidying up, and at nine o'clock I went into the office for a +quiet smoke. I couldn't 'elp wondering 'ow them three 'ad got on, and +just as I was thinking about it there came the worst ringing at the +gate-bell I 'ave ever 'eard in my life, and the noise of heavy boots +kicking the gate. It was so violent I 'ardly liked to go at fust, +thinking it might be bad news, but I opened it at last, and in bust Sam +Small, with Ginger and Peter. + +For five minutes they all talked at once, with their nasty fists 'eld +under my nose. I couldn't make lead or tail of it at fust, and then I +found as 'ow they 'ad got the dog back with them, and that the landlord +'ad said 'e wasn't the one. + +"But 'e said as he thought the collar was his," ses Sam. "'Ow do you +account for that?" + +"P'r'aps he made a mistake," I ses; "or p'r'aps he thought you'd turn +the dog adrift and he'd get it back for nothing. You know wot landlords +are. Try 'im agin." + +"I'd pretty well swear he ain't the same dog," ses Peter Russet, looking +in a puzzled way at Sam and Ginger. + +"You take 'im back to-morrow night," I ses. "It's a nice walk to Bow. +And then come back and beg my pardon. I want to 'ave a word with this +policeman here. Goodnight." + + + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Understudy, by W.W. Jacobs + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE UNDERSTUDY *** + +***** This file should be named 12153.txt or 12153.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/1/2/1/5/12153/ + +Produced by David Widger + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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