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"Clever parents always have duffing children. But we'll be of some use in the world after all, you and I." The idea was that Dick, when he had finished failing in examinations, should go out to Canada and start a farm, taking Robin with him.
You say I've 'duffed' all my life, to get what I wanted. Certainly I've done a lot of genuine duffing in love; but do bear out your own expressed opinion of the work by saving it from failure. Couldn't you try and like me a little, if only for that? You were always so unselfish." "Hush!" said Biddy, suddenly, "Hush!" "Do you hate me, then? Is it by any chance, Anthony, you love?" "No no!
"Maybe ther's States Marshalls around, and a pretty bunch of deputies lying behind Sheriff Hank Killick, but there never was an official gang these folk couldn't beat a mile. Guess they're not duffing the private property of Hank Killick, or any of his boys. We best get busy our own way, which is the way Dug McFarlane took nearly five years to dream out."
Now he bets thousands of pounds, and keeps racehorses. The chaps about him all covered with chains and rings and brooches, were in the duffing line sold brimstoned sparrows for canary-birds, Norwich shawls for real Cashmere, and dried cabbage-leaves for cigars. Now each has a first-rate house, horses and carriages, and a play-actress among them.
He wasn't much more than a boy, he said, and it was only for a hare or two, which didn't seem much. But I begin to think, being able to see the right of things a bit now, and having no bad grog inside of me to turn a fellow's head upside down, as poaching must be something like cattle and horse duffing not the worst thing in the world itself, but mighty likely to lead to it.
'I think so, said Noel; 'at least she gave us each a shilling, and she wished us "good hunting!" 'Good hunting, eh? Well, what about this poetry of yours? Which is the poet? I can't think how he could have asked! Oswald is said to be a very manly-looking boy for his age. However, I thought it would look duffing to be offended, so I said 'This is my brother Noel.
What odds can it make? We'll only have bolder work than duffing cattle and faking horse-brands like a lot of miserable crawlers that are not game for anything more sporting. 'I hear, I hear, says sister, sitting down and putting her head in her hands. 'Surely the devil has power for a season to possess himself of the souls of men, and do with them what he will.
'I don't know what we'd do without the squatters. 'Nor I either; more ways than one; but Jim and I are going shearing next week. So perhaps there won't be any need for "duffing" after all. 'Oh, Dick! said Aileen, 'I can't bear to hear you make a joke of that kind of thing. Don't we all know what it leads to!
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