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Ayscough! when on earth is this going to come to something like a clearing-up?" Ayscough settled himself in a corner of a smoking-carriage and leaned back. "My own opinion," he said, "is that it's coming to an end. Tomorrow, the news of the Chinaman's murder'll be the talk of the town. And if that doesn't fetch Levendale out of whatever cranny he's crept into, hanged if I know what will!"
This was a time and place propitious for much clearing-up of uncertain matters; but Debby Alden had not been in the mood to listen; and the mistress of the house was traveling over the country after a will-of-the-wisp which had led her many a long, unfruitful journey. Robert Vail, greatly fatigued with his day's work, came back to Valehurst just at dusk.
A day or two before we were due to leave, we went to father and told him we wanted very much to spend an evening on the island to visit the turtle-breeding ground. Poor father, indulgent always, allowed us to go ashore in a boat, under the care of eight men, who were to do a little clearing-up whilst they were waiting for us.
"Well, you are rather cool, Tattine," said Mabel, but she obediently set to work to gather things together. As you and I cannot be a bit of help in that direction, and have many of a clearing-up of our own to do, I propose that we lose not a minute in running away from that little camp, particularly as we have not had so much as a taste of the delicious wax they've been making.
Ransom had held his own course, naturally Miss Chancellor didn't like to think of them. If she had wondered what Mrs. Burrage wished so particularly to talk about, she waited some time for the clearing-up of the mystery.
I did not know Major very well, but a habit contracted through frequent visits to the Infantry made me call out "Any news?" "Our Brigade's doing a clearing-up attack at five o'clock," he answered without stopping. "We don't know anything about that," I said, catching him up. "How long is it since orders were issued?" "I've only just left the General," he replied, still walking ahead.
Van Buren's trained chambermaid, Mag, had ever entered into the clearing-up process with greater zeal than did Eunice when once she knew that Richard expected it of her.
The big drops lengthened themselves, as they came down, into tiny javelins and struck upon the rocks with a splash. The roar and drumming in the forest made a soft, blurring undertone of sound. The first rain lasted longer than Johnnie had counted on, and the clearing-up shower was slow in making its appearance. The two talked with ever-growing interest.
The train only stopped thirteen times in the twenty miles. Five times to clear the brushwood from the telegraph lines, once running back a mile to pick up a passenger, and so on, to the great indignation of many of the passengers aboard, who would occasionally cry out, "Hello! if this is the 'clearing-up' train, we had better send for a hand-car!"
Boys don't care for baby-houses," returned Bab, collecting her homeless goods and chattels with a dismal face. "We sha'n't want these much when all the new things come; see if we do," said cheerful little Betty, who always found out a silver lining to every cloud. Ben was not too tired, and the clearing-up began that very night.