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"Ah, well," remarked Job as he watched, and Scot gave tongue for very jealousy "ah, well, I allus liked that dog." And so did every one. With each little addition to the sum of knowledge he possessed, master and dog grew closer to one another.
Sounds like as if one b'ar had come along to another b'ar's den and was tryin' to git in and drive tother one out. B'ars is dennin' to-night, and tham as has put off lookin' up a den till now is runnin' round in a hurry to get in somewhars out of the snow. "A b'ar's allus ugly when he's out late, lookin' for a den," the old trapper went on. "A b'ar hates snow on his toes.
But, bless you, Squire, now that there'll be some ready money and no debts, why, if I don't make out somehow so that you all get a good living out of the place I'm a Dutchman. Why, yes, it's been a bad time and we're a-getting old, but there, that's how it is, the sky almost allus clears toward night-fall. God Almighty hev a mind to let one down easy, I suppose."
Her voice was hard and high and discontented, like that of one who has long bawled into a deaf man's ear and is weary of it. "Drabbit you! Wheer you bin? Allus trapsing out when you'm wanted; allus caddlin' round doin' nothin' when you ban't. I s'pose you think breakfus' can be kep' on the table till dinner, washing-day or no?" "I don't want no breakfus', then.
I've spoke to my missus about it and she has noticed the same thing since she was a girl so it must be a peculiarity. The hens in this walley allus lays most when the price of eggs is lowest." This was a serious problem. It is not usual for Josiah to be serious, either, for he is generally out of breath or laughing.
"O that cunning baby I Where'd you get him?" they cried both at once, opening the gate to look at him. The sulky nurse shifted the bundle to her other shoulder. "Allus had him, mos'," she said; "him or 'nuther one, perzactly like him, to lug roun' while ma's washin'." "Don't you like to play with him?" asked Ethelwyn in a shocked tone.
Should he accept it, or was it safer to ignore this pestilent disturber? Craft and anger thrust opposing counsels upon him. But determination of the issue came from outside. "Lemme through." From the outskirts of the crowd a rawboned giant forced his way inward. He was gaunt and unkempt as a weed in winter. "Here's trouble," remarked a man at the front. "Allus comes with a Hardscrabbler."
He allus says, says he, that's my husband's father, mum, 'I'll leave that to Abel, that's my maester, mum. But nine year ago come Michaelmas" Mrs. Lake's story was here interrupted by a frightful outburst of coughing from the unfortunate baby, who on the removal of the woollen shawl presented an appearance which would have been comical but for the sympathy its condition demanded.
The father's shocked face began to show disgust. Then part of Joel's ranting became intelligible. "Shut up!" suddenly roared Creech. "No, I won't!" shrieked Joel, wagging his head in spent passion. "An' you ain't a-goin' to take thet girl home.... I'll take her with me.... An' you take the hosses home!" "You're crazy!" hoarsely shouted Creech, his face going black. "They allus said so.
The curse will get the best of you, boy, and you'll come trailing home. I'll be here then! But " And now Martin came closer and held him by the thin, trembling shoulders. "Grandfather never done it! It was one man's word agin another's and the Hertfords have the luck they allus had.
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