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Dolly and me, we got over the gate into the stubble-field, and hid behind the hedge; and presently we saw some'at a-coming down the lane, but I thought it came mortal slow for a mad bull. And when it got a bit nigh, lo and behold! it was Widow Goodwin's old dun cow, as had strayed.
It's all very well to talk over a dinner-table, but any one who's been stuck up himself knows that there's not much chance of doing much in the resisting line. Suppose you're in a coach, or riding along a road. Well, you're expected and waited for, and the road party knows the very moment you'll turn up. They see you a-coming. You don't see them till it's too late.
Gethryn, who was rather tired after his exertions at the nets, took it very easily, and when he arrived at his destination the church clock was striking four. 'Is the three-fifty-six in yet? he asked of the solitary porter who ministered to the needs of the traveller at Horton station. 'Just a-coming in now, zur, said the porter, adding, in a sort of inspired frenzy: ''Orton! 'Orton stertion!
I wasn't a-going to open my mouth, like a dog at a fly, and snap it to again, wi' nothing to swaller." "Well, I think Miss Nancy's a-coming round again," said Ben, "for Master Godfrey doesn't look so down-hearted to-night. And I see he's for taking her away to sit down, now they're at the end o' the dance: that looks like sweethearting, that does."
Then came a cheer, as the water rolled hissing and whispering among the reeds; there was the simultaneous plash of oars, and a creaking sound. Then another sound from the bank of the creek, which I knew well enough. "Say when, sir," whispered Tom Jecks. "They're a-coming on."
Therewith the strong thief came against Messire Thibault with glaive in rest, and thought to smite him amidst of the body; and Messire Thibault saw the stroke a-coming, and if he doubted thereof, no marvel was it; but he swerved from the stroke as best he might, and that one missed him; and as he passed by him Messire Thibault threw himself under the glaive, and took it from the strong thief, and bestirred him against those three whence that one was come, and smote one of them amidst the body, and slew him; and thereafter turned about, and went back, and smote him who had first come on him amidst of the body, and slew him.
"Things always do seem a long time a-coming when you're longing for them, so to speak, day and night, sir." "Yes, it's quite true that 'a watch-pocket never boils," said Bobbie. "I shall leave off rattling the money-box, and try and forget all about it till Friday."
He knowed what wer' a-coming and so he swum ashore in time, he did!" "Rover is a faithless creature!" cried Bob hotly. "I'll give him a good licking when we reach the land again, you see!" "When'll that be, Master Bob?"
Jes tell 'em when you go back, stranger, that we's got soulds like yours up north, and we's got feelings too, by thunder! jes like other white men. This was a white man's country once now it's all niggers and dogs. Why, them niggers in the legislature has spitboxes lined with gold to spit in! What's this country a-coming to? We wish the niggers no harm if they lets our hogs and chickens alone."
"Why, I was a-coming swimming after you, lads," shouted Hickathrift. "You scarred me. Squire's been down twiced to see if you'd got back, and the missus is in a fine way." "Don't talk, Hicky," shouted back Dick. "Is Jacob there?" "Ay, lad. Why?" "You'll want help. Look here, send for the doctor." "Doctor, lad?" "Yes; I know. Let Jacob go and tell my father, and he'll send down the old cob.
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