"You be good to me, Mista Quin?"
His hard heart was touched.
"You bet, Jenny, I'll give you all you'll want."
"Ah, you very big boss," said Jenny. If he could give any human creature all she wanted he was a very big boss indeed.
"Yes, my kiddy, you forget all about everyone but me, and I'll act square to you, on my oath I will," said Big Quin. He pulled her towards him and kissed her mouth. She flamed scarlet.
"I lik' heem better'n Pete," she said. "Pete cluel to me; tear my dless. Now I have better, ah!"
The dinner came to an end and Sam brought in a lamp as the evening light faded.
"That will do, Sam. I don't want you any more," said Quin.
And when Sam had washed up he went down to a compatriot's in the City.
"My tinkee he makee love-pidgin now," said Sam, as he went. "Litty piecee gal velly pletty alla same lady, maskee she no savvy what for do with knife and fork. Dat not plopa: my tinkee her savvy velly littee. Bymby my talkee how can do with Missus. My tinkee she no flom San Flancisco. She makee hair not plopa, allo same lope. My tinkee my talkee her how can do, my savvy plenty."