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"The orderly saluted," resumed the King of Gee-Whiz, "and said he, 'I beg pardon, but the officer of the day presents his compliments, and begs to report that the ship's a-fire, and upon the point of exploding. "Sir Harry looked at his watch. 'Thanks, said he. 'Present my compliments to the officer of the day, and ask how long it will be before the explosion occurs.
Workmen, too, were set to search and dig everywhere for "Tewkesbury mustard-balls," as they were called or fire-balls, with which it was thought that the Catholics would set London a-fire, as Oates had said they would or vast treasures which the Jesuits were thought to have buried in the Savoy and other places.
With that he stooped down to put the lighted hay to the grass of the pasture-field. "Stop, stop," said the Churl, "I meant that you were to go to the town, without loitering on the way." "Well, it's a pity you didn't speak more clearly," said Gilly, "for now the grass is a-fire." The Churl bad to stamp on the grass to put the fire out. He burnt his shins, and that made him very angry.
"The 'ouse ain't a-fire, an' ye're talkin' in yer sleep." "Wot!" cried Mrs Yabsley, furiously, "yer wake me up out o' me sleep to tell me the 'ouse ain't a-fire. I'll land yer on the 'ead wi' me slipper, if yer don't go to bed." "I say, Mum," entreated Jonah, "will yer gimme five quid on Monday, an ask no questions?" Mrs Yabsley's only answer was a snore.
He wept and cried, "I am not good at aught of this," but she said, "By my life, an thou do as I bid thee, it shall profit thee!" So he put out his hand, with vitals a-fire for confusion, and found her thighs cooler than cream and softer than silk. Then she made herself known to him, and he knew her for his wife, the Lady Budur, daughter of King al-Ghayur, Lord of the Isles and the Seas.
"Had she?" said Ben, in surprise; "oh, I suppose she's afraid we'll set somethin' a-fire. Well, then, we shan't come in till we have it." "I can't bear to go," said Polly, turning reluctantly away; "it's most beautiful oh, Ben," and she faced him for the five-hundredth time with the question, "is your Santa Claus dress all safe?" "Yes," said Ben, "I'll warrant they won't find that in one hurry!
The range was altogether too valuable to be laid on the seat like Miss Phely, so Yulee kept it in her hands; and she had not forgotten either prudent Yulee! to bring some matches wrapped up in a piece of newspaper, and which she kept her eyes on constantly, as they lay in the range, expecting every moment to see them start a-fire; indeed, they kept her very uneasy.
'Upon my soul I don't know what he did, nor where he went, nor anything about him I only know what he said to me as a caution to hold my tongue, when we parted; and I tell you this, Misses Brown, as a friend, that sooner than ever repeat a word of what we're saying now, you had better take and shoot yourself, or shut yourself up in this house, and set it a-fire, for there's nothing he wouldn't do, to be revenged upon you.
"One of the prisoners boasted about it not one of the gentleman Cavaliers, but one of the rough fellows like me. He says he set the place a-fire in two places, when he saw the game was up; and he said that it was so as we shouldn't have comfortable quarters a mean hound!"
"Was't archer shot me, or was't thine eyes * Ruined lover's heart that thy charms espies? When the game was at an end, and all had left the ground, she asked her nurse, "What is the name of that youth I showed thee?"; and the good woman answered, "His name is Uns al-Wujud;" whereat Rose-in-Hood shook her head and lay down on her couch, with thoughts a-fire for love.
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