, "these are quite fool questions for one of
your hard-headed common sense! If I knew exactly 'what' and 'where', I'd
go and find it myself--at least, I might!"
"But--'ow in the world, sir--begging your parding I'm sure, but 'ow am I
to go a-finding hobjex as I've never seen nor 'eard of?"
"Brimberly, I pass! But if you manage it in--say a week, I'll double
your wages and give you a--er--a bonus into the bargain; think it over."
"I--I will, sir--indeed, sir!"
"Very well; you may go."
"Certingly, sir." Mr. Brimberly bowed and crossed to the door but, being
there, paused. "Double me wages I think it were, sir, _and_ a bonus?
Very 'andsome, very 'andsome indeed, sir--thank you, sir." Saying which,
Mr. Brimberly bowed himself out, but immediately bowed himself in again.
"Sir," said he, "if you could give me some hidea, sir--"
"Some what?"
"A few 'ints, sir, as to the nature of said hobject--whether animal,
mineral, or nooter, sir?"
"Well--perhaps 'animal' might be the more interesting."
"Now--as to gender, sir--masculine shall we say, or shall we make it
feminine?"
"Oh--either will do! And yet, since you offer so wide a selection,
perhaps--er--feminine--?"
"Very good, sir!"
"And you'd better make it singular number, Brimberly.
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