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A combat more furious than the first would now have ensued, had not Felton interposed with an air of authority, and insisted on the man's leaving the field, an injunction which he forthwith obeyed, saying, "Well, damme, Felton, you're my friend and commander; I'll obey your order but the b -h will be foul of me before we sleep."
'Would you, Ma'am, would you! said the Major, straining with vindictiveness, and swelling every already swollen vein in his head. 'Would you give Joey B. the go-by, Ma'am? Not yet, Ma'am, not yet! Damme, not yet, Sir. Joe is awake, Ma'am. Bagstock is alive, Sir. J. B. knows a move or two, Ma'am. Josh has his weather-eye open, Sir. You'll find him tough, Ma'am. Tough, Sir, tough is Joseph.
Now there is rationality in giving a fresh nip to a rope, or in looking well at your mats, or even in crowning a cable; but damme, priest, if I see the use luff, luff, you lubber; don't ye see, sir, you are steering for Garmany!
"I go up to Lord's whenever I want an hour's real rest, and I've seen you bowl again and again yes, and take the best wickets in England on a plumb pitch. I don't forget the last Gentleman and Players; I was there. You're up to every trick every one ... I'm inclined to think that if anybody could bowl out this old Australian ... Damme, I believe you're my very man!"
Sellers. how the land lay at Stone's Landing, he cordially shook hands with that gentleman, asked him to drink, and fairly roared out, "Why, God bless my soul, Colonel, a word from one Virginia gentleman to another is 'nuff ced. There's Stone's Landing been waiting for a railroad more than four thousand years, and damme if she shan't have it."
Damme, what should I be with you pitying me? Let it be. Come, you want something of me, I suppose. Something for your Harry, eh? What is it?" "I want nothing but that he should live. He has no need of you or me." "Oh Lud, he will live. But you were always full of fears." "Yes. You used to say that long ago." Colonel Boyce winced again.
"But I did n't," returned the other moodily. "I put it off too long." "Put it off! Good heavens, man, did n't you write when you spoke about doing so? Do you actually mean the girl is coming here?" McDonald groaned. "That is exactly what I mean, Travers. Damme, I have n't thought of anything else for a week.
So, that just when I might have had all arrears paid up, perhaps, and perhaps who knows? such things have happened in our business before a present besides for putting him out to a farmer, or sending him to sea, so that he might never turn up to disgrace his parents, supposing him to be a natural boy, as many of our boys are damme, if that villain of a Nickleby don't collar him in open day, and commit as good as highway robbery upon my pocket.
"By Jove, I remember now! So worried lately, old boy, that my memory's gone groggy. Of course! Her father fell into the sea, and you fished him out. Why, damme, it's like the stories you read." "It's also very like the stories I used to write. But they had one point about them which this story hasn't.
Oh damme yes, he only did it to bilk his creditors, for Carnaby was always game, curse me if he wasn't!" Hereupon the Marquis had recourse to his snuff-box again. "Under the circumstances," said he, sighing and shaking his head, "I think I'll go and talk with our invalid "
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