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Her hand crept up to his face in the silence that followed, and rested there; and with no desire to hear more than the three words she had spoken he crushed his lips in the sweet coils of her hair, and together, in that peace ands understanding, they listened to the gentle whisperings of the night. "Roger," she whispered at last. "Yes, my NEWA " "What does that mean, Roger?"
"I'd rather be a brute beast than what I'd be a liberal," he said. "Carrying banners and that! a pig's got more sense. Why, look at our chief engineer they do say he carried a banner with his own 'ands: 'Hooroar for Gladstone! I suppose, or 'Down with the Aristocracy! What 'arm does the aristocracy do? Show me a country any good without one! Not the States; why, it's the 'ome of corruption!
"I don't measure a gentleman by 'is money, or 'is title, not even by 'is clothes I measure 'im by whether he can stand 'avin' power in 'is 'ands without gettin' unscrupled or swollen 'eaded, an' whether 'e can do what he thinks right without payin' attention, to clamour. But, mind you, 'e's got to 'ave right thoughts too, and a feelin' 'eart. 'Ere's luck, sir." Mr.
"Because o' the surprise it'll be to 'im," ses Miss Tucker. "Let 'im rush on to 'is doom. He'll get a lesson 'e don't expect, the bully. Don't be afraid of 'urting 'im. Think o' pore Smith and Charlie Webb." "I am thinkin' of 'em," ses Ginger, slow-like. "Is is Bill very quick with his 'ands?" "Rather," ses Miss Tucker; "but o' course he ain't up to your mark; he's on'y known in these parts."
Sailormen are not good 'ands at saving money as a rule, said the night-watchman, as he wistfully toyed with a bad shilling on his watch-chain, though to 'ear 'em talk of saving when they're at sea and there isn't a pub within a thousand miles of 'em, you might think different.
To their surprise and delight the man above them shut off his engine, and seemed about to come down. Then Tom cried, knowing he could be heard: "Help us capture that airship? It's mine and they've stolen it!" "All right! Be with you in a minute!" came back the answer from above. The second biplane came down to earth, ands as it ceased running along on its bicycle wheels, the occupant jumped out.
The conjurer sprang at 'im and caught at 'is arm, but it was too late, and in a terrible state o' mind 'e turned round to John Biggs. "He's smashed your watch," he ses; "he's smashed your watch." "Well," ses John Biggs, "it 'ad got to be smashed, 'adn't it?" "Yes, but not by 'im," ses the conjurer, dancing about. "I wash my 'ands of it now."
Turning the corner, I a'most fell over the skipper, wot was right in the fair way, shaking 'ands with his lady-friend under the lamp-post. Both of 'em started, and I couldn't make up my mind which gave me the most unpleasant look. "'Peep-bo! I ses, cheerful-like. "He stood making a gobbling noise at me, like a turkey. "'Give me quite a start, you did, I ses. 'I didn't dream of you being there.
At any rate, with no more ifs or ands, Elizabeth Ann's satchel was packed, and Cousin James Lathrop's satchel was packed, and the two set off together, the big, portly, middle-aged man quite as much afraid of his mother as Elizabeth Ann was.
Not a bit of it; 'e was a man, an' 'e shook 'ands with 'em afore they ate 'im and wished 'em luck." "Well, you can kill and eat me if that's what you want," said Tim, desperately. "I'd sooner 'ave that."
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