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He anticipated the best results, for himself, from such a line of conduct and was mistaken. Such natures forget that under extreme provocation men will be just whether they want to be so or not. Donkin's insolence to long-suffering Mr. Baker became at last intolerable to us, and we rejoiced when the mate, one dark night, tamed him for good.
The smile was back on Donkin's face as he pushed his chair from the table, stood up, and held out his hand man-to-man fashion. "I will," he said. "I liked your grit last night, Hoogan. And if you want to be a railroad man, I'll make you one before I'm through. I've some old instruments you can have to practice with, and I've nothing to do in my spare time. What do you say?"
Seeing the wild confusion which was raging on the allies' right, Victor resolved, although evening was at hand, to make a sudden dash upon the hill upon their left, which, held only by Donkin's brigade, was the key of the position. The hill was very steep upon the front, or French side, while towards the rear it sloped gradually.
You are a fine lot." He slammed the door again. "Mate's watch on deck," said some one. "Hey, Donkin, it's your relief!" shouted three or four together. He had crawled into an empty bunk and on wet planks lay still. "Donkin, your wheel." He made no sound. "Donkin's dead," guffawed some one, "Sell 'is bloomin' clothes," shouted another.
From the position where Terence was standing, the front of the steep slope that the French were climbing could not be seen but, almost at the same moment, a dense mass of men began to swarm up the hill on Donkin's flank; having, unperceived, made their way in at the mouth of the valley. "Form up your battalion, Macwitty," he shouted, "and double down the hill."
"Mr Fordyce," he said, "it's no use my jawing to you, because you can knock me flat at that game; and of course old Moke there" this was Master Donkin's unhappy but inevitable designation among his friends "is too thick to argue with a stuffed rabbit; but you had better come down some time and see the place that's all."
Donkin's face became graver, and the expression more concentrated. Looking up suddenly at Philip, he said, 'You are aware that I am the clerk to the magistrates? 'No, sir, in a tone that indicated the unexpressed 'What then? 'Well, but I am.
I'd be loath for her to think I was minding any business of my own at this time; and, whatever yo' do, speak hopeful, and, for t' life of yo', don't speak of th' hanging, it's likely it's a mistake o' Donkin's; and anyhow there's t' cart anyhow I should perhaps not ha' telled thee, but it's a comfort to make a clean breast to a friend at times. God bless thee, Hester.
It was ten o'clock Donkin's watch lay face up on the table before him the day man at Cassil's went off at seven the chance was that the day man might have come back to the station for something or other! Not much of a chance? No not much!
She hadn't swung the curve yet, but she would in a minute and come pounding down the stretch at fifty miles an hour, shoot by him like a rocket to where, somewhere ahead, in some form, he did not know what, only knew that it was there, death and ruin and "Use your head!" snapped Donkin's voice to his consciousness. Toddles' eyes were on the light above his head.
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