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Snipe's at the bottom of it, for I've been at the store, as I told you, four years and more, and they always reckoned me one of their best hands, and Mr. Dodd and Mr. Snipe are great friends. Since then I've done nothing but try to get work. I must have been into a thousand stores, but it's true work is slack; there's not a thing been doing since the war commenced, and I can't get any place.
The two available carronades replied noisily, and jumped as usual; they sent one thirty-two pound shot clean through the schooner's deck and side; but that was literally all they did worth speaking of. "Curse them!" cried Dodd; "load them with grape! they are not to be trusted with ball. And all my eighteen-pounders dumb! The coward won't come alongside and give them a chance."
David's broke down," shrieked Eve, concealing her uneasiness under fictitious gayety. "I thought he would." "I beg your pardon," explained David to Miss Fountain, "but you are out of time." "Am I?" said Lucy, composedly. "And have been, more or less, all through." "David, you forget yourself." "No, no; set me right, by all means, Mr. Dodd. I am not a hardened offender."
Your presence on this ship has no connection with our interview?" he asked. "You have no idea, Mr. Dodd, of returning upon your determination?" "None," said I; and then, seeing he still lingered, I was polite enough to add "Good evening;" at which he sighed and went away.
There he sat collapsed till his friend's retiring steps were heard no more; then, springing wildly to his feet, he relieved his swelling mind with a long, loud, articulated roar of Anglo-Saxon, "Fool! dolt! coxcomb! noodle! puppy! ass!!!!" Did ye ever read "Tully 'de Amicitia'?" David Dodd was saved from misery by want of vanity.
On the stairs was a large window, looking upon the open field; she naturally cast her eyes through it in the direction she was going, and what did she see but a young lady and gentleman coming slowly down the path towards the villa. Mrs. Dodd bit her lip with vexation, and looked keenly at them, to divine on what terms they were. And the more she looked the more uneasy she grew.
Leave them at dinner. Only God and the members of the household should look upon such a scene. "Dodd" and his wife also spent a day with Mr. Bright, on their way to their home in the metropolis. It was a joyous occasion, all hearts overflowing with such pleasure as there is among the angels, over one sinner that repenteth.
He was flushed and excited with his class work, holding his boys and girls up to the vigorous drill he was giving them, and he scarcely paused to say to "Dodd": "Put up that knife and go to work!" He did not wait to see it he was obeyed. He had not time. The next act of "Dodd's" that he was conscious of was his opening the door to leave the room.
But I own I am very desirous that the royal prerogative of remission of punishment should be employed to exhibit an illustrious instance of the regard which GOD's VICEGERENT will ever shew to piety and virtue. If for ten righteous men the ALMIGHTY would have spared Sodom, shall not a thousand acts of goodness done by Dr. Dodd counterbalance one crime?
This climax delivered, Julia stopped short, and awaited the result. Mrs. Dodd heard it all with quiet disapproval and cool incredulity. She had seen so many young ladies healed of many young enthusiasms by a wedding ring.
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