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It could be seen with the naked eye to be of a different colour to even the most distant bergs, the distinction being quite marked. "By Jove, the man's right!" ejaculated Captain Dinks with surprise. "I knew I were," said Bill Moody in a bragging sort of way. "I think I can see a hole in a ladder as well as most people; and if that ain't land, why, I'll eat it."
Dinks, as she sat in grand conclave of mammas and elderly ladies, who all understood her to mean her son and niece, and entirely agreed with her. Meanwhile all the gentlemen who could find one of her moments disengaged were walking, bowling, driving, riding, chatting, sitting, with Miss Wayne. She smiled upon all, and sat apart in her smiling. Some foolish young fellows tried to flirt with her.
But it would be so pleasant if he could drive out his cousin Hope, as so many of the other young men do. People get so well acquainted in that way. Have you observed that Bowdoin Beacon is a great deal with her? How glad Mrs. Beacon would be!" Mrs. Dinks took off her cap, and was unpinning her collar, without in the least pressing her request. Not at all. His word was enough.
These latter he removed from Captain Dinks' cabin, at his especial request, that, should he ever see England again, he might be able to give a circumstantial account as to how the vessel was lost, and satisfy both his owners and Lloyd's.
"Deerfoot dinks as how I ain'ty forgotful, but don't he forget more than I does, when he dinks he has us in the canoe and we be here?" "There is no danger of that," said Jack; "he knows it would not do for him to come after us, for the Indians would shoot him from this side." "Why would dey do dem things?" "Because it is the nature of Indians to revenge themselves that way.
A quick motion of his arm had then apprised Captain Dinks what to do, and in another minute or two the wreckage had been floated in under the ship's quarter, and a dozen hands were helping the brave lad and the boy whom he had rescued up the side Maurice, indeed, being hauled up by the bight of the signal halliards first.
"Oh, well, we couldn't guess everything," said Franz, "And he certainly acted suspiciously at times." "Yes, so I dinks myself," agreed Iggy, who had not spoken for some time. "Well, it's all over at least we've cleared up two mysteries," observed Bob. "I wonder what will happen next?" "Well, there's going to be more fighting; that's sure," declared Jimmy, "and I want to do my share!"
"Und vhat might be der rent of a hoondred acres now? he might get more dan sixpence to-day?" "That he does. Most all of the farms are running out on second, and some on third leases. Four shillings an acre is about the average of the rents, accordin' to circumstances." "Den you dinks der landtlort ought to accept one year's rent for der farms?" "I don't look on it in that light.
Just so, now, on his speaking of relinquishing the leadership, he was requested to retain it for the common benefit, at least until Captain Dinks should be able to get about. This was the more desired from the fact of Mr Meldrum having managed matters so well for them already that they expected him to "see them through" all present difficulties.
"That's very strange," said Jack, in an undertone, after he and Otto had watched the performance several minutes. "Yaw, dot ish vot I dinks." "Why do they affect all that mystery? If they want to say anything to each other, why not speak in their own tongue? Neither of us can understand the first word." "But they doesn't knows dot." "They ought to know it.
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