Still William
“‘You jus’ give me one reason why we shun’t dig for gold.’ ‘ ’Cause we shan’t find any,’ said Douglas simply.
‘How d’you know?’ said William the ever-hopeful. ‘How d’you know we shan’t? You ever tried? You ever dug for gold? D’you know anyone what’s ever dug for gold? Well, then,’ triumphantly, ‘how d’you know we shan’t find any?’ ‘That’s ’cause why,’ said Douglas with equal triumph, ‘ ’cause no one’s ever done it . . . ’cause they’d of done it if there’d been any chance . . .’ ‘They didn’t ...think of it,’ said William impatiently. ‘They sim’ly didn’t think of it. In the fields an’ woods f’rinstance – no one can ever of dug there an’ f’all you know it’s full of gold an’ jewels an’ things. How can anyone tell till they’ve tried diggin’? People in England sim’ly didn’t think of it – that’s all.’ ‘All right,’ said Douglas, tiring of the argument. ‘I don’t mind diggin’ a bit an’ tryin’.’ ‘You can’t tell it at once – gold,’ said William importantly.MoreLess
‘How d’you know?’ said William the ever-hopeful. ‘How d’you know we shan’t? You ever tried? You ever dug for gold? D’you know anyone what’s ever dug for gold? Well, then,’ triumphantly, ‘how d’you know we shan’t find any?’ ‘That’s ’cause why,’ said Douglas with equal triumph, ‘ ’cause no one’s ever done it . . . ’cause they’d of done it if there’d been any chance . . .’ ‘They didn’t ...think of it,’ said William impatiently. ‘They sim’ly didn’t think of it. In the fields an’ woods f’rinstance – no one can ever of dug there an’ f’all you know it’s full of gold an’ jewels an’ things. How can anyone tell till they’ve tried diggin’? People in England sim’ly didn’t think of it – that’s all.’ ‘All right,’ said Douglas, tiring of the argument. ‘I don’t mind diggin’ a bit an’ tryin’.’ ‘You can’t tell it at once – gold,’ said William importantly.MoreLess
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