“We can resign, I suppose?” said Tucker.
“Oh, yes!” said Crossfield. “And suppose Paddy took you at your word, my boy? Sad thing for Welch’s that would be!”
“I don’t know why you choose to make a beast of yourself whenever I speak,” said Tucker, angrily; “I’ve as much right—”
“Shut up, Tucker, for goodness’ sake!” said Bloomfield; “don’t begin by quarrelling.”
“Well, then, what does he want to cheek me for?” demanded Tucker. “He’s a stuck-up schoolhouse prig, that’s what he is!”
“And if I only had the flow of costermonger’s talk which some people possess—” began Crossfield.
“Are you going to shut up or not?” demanded Bloomfield.
“Hullo! you aren’t captain yet, old man!” replied the irrepressible Crossfield; “but if you want to know, I am going to shut up now till I want to speak again.”
“We might get up a petition to the doctor, anyhow,” suggested Game, returning to the subject; “he’d have to take notice of that.”
“What will you say in the petition?” asked Porter.