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"Well, we was obliged to give it up at last; and as we was haulin' in the line and unbendin' the hook I heard the chief mate say to the skipper: "`That settles poor Hobbs' hash, anyhow! "`How d'ye mean? says the skipper, short and angry-like. "`Why, says the mate, `I means that Hobbs won't get better, and that shark knows it. He's just waitin' for him!

But you'll bear it better now than in a surprise. 'Not more blood, more wickedness, she said, in a half-whisper, and then she looks up stern and angry-like. 'When is this list of horrible things to stop? 'It was none of our doing. Moran and Daly were in it, and 'And none of you? Swear that, she said, so quick and pitiful-like. 'None of us, I said again; 'nor yet Warrigal.

We got a-talkun' about ports an' places down Australia-way, an' first thing he says: 'Speakun' o' Auckland of course, Captun, you was never un Auckland? 'Yus, I says, 'I was un there very recent. 'Oh, ho, he says, very angry-like, 'so you was the smart Aleck thot fetched me thot letter from the owners: "We note item of fufteen pounds for pilotage ot Auckland.

It always makes me angry-like when I see people eating oysters in August; but there are poachers at all times ready to fish them up; and there would be many more if they were not sharply looked after. It is a curious fact, that while the beds on the coast of Kent make very good nurseries for oysters, they do not grow as large and fat as they do on the Essex coast.

Its feet had scarcely touched the bright petals, when the male ruby-throat darted towards it, and attacked it like a little fury. Both came out of the flower together, carrying on their miniature battle as they flew; but, after a short contest, the bee turned tail, and flew off with an angry-like buzz, no doubt, occasioned by the plying of his wings more rapidly in flight.

"Well, Miss, seeing the voices sounded angry-like, I thought perhaps it would be better not to let any one else hear.... And Mr. Greve looked upset-like when he passed me. He gave me quite a turn, he did, when I saw his face under the hall lamp...." "Did you stay there ... and listen?" Bude drew himself up.

"If he'd only come a bit lower we might fetch him a smack"; an' he tells the gunners to get their rifles out. But the German knew too much to come close down though he flew right over us once or twice. "Why in thunder don't some of our guns have a whale at 'im," the Left'nant says angry-like, "'or our airmen get up an' shoot some holes in 'im.

I mind aince my ain mither what the devil are you glowering at, Andrew Luke? Do you think I'm greeting? "'You'll sit down, Mr. Whamond, she says next." "No, I winna, I said, angry-like. 'I didna come here to sit." "I could see she thocht I was shy at being in the manse parlor; ay, and I thocht she was pleased at me looking shy.

"Why, I'm a-going to show ye a shot we sometimes practise at Bent's Fort, jest to tickle the greenhorns. 'Tain't much of a shot nayther; but it tries the narves a little I reckon. Hoy! Rube!" "What doo 'ee want?" This was spoken in an energetic and angry-like voice, that turned all eyes to the quarter whence it proceeded. At the first glance, there seemed to be no one in that direction.

She laughed a breathless little catchy sort of laugh and said: "That's exactly what I do want." "You didn't even want me, to begin with," I reminded her. "There isn't a doubt but whoever told you that, could have been in better business," said Sally, angry-like. "I was much younger then, and there were many things I didn't understand, and it wasn't you I didn't want; it was just no baby at all.