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Ye can slip in aisy, he says, 'an' creep into the poor fellow's toe before he knows where he is. 'Is that so? says the Gout. 'Oh, that indeed! says he; 'it'll suit me very well, says he, 'if that's the way it is. An' I'll tell you what we'll do, says the Gout, 'you an' me'll meet here this time to-morrow night an' tell each other how we're gettin' on, says he."
There was no more then said between them on that subject; but Edith resolved that as far as boiling the water was concerned, she would be up as soon as Ada. When the Captain went into Mr. Jones's room he was asked to sit down, and had a cigar offered to him. "Thanks, no; I don't think I'll smoke. Smoking may have some sort of effect on a fellow's hand.
He strode close to Tinker and shook a frantic forefinger within a foot of the quiet old fellow's face. "What do I get?" he demanded, passionately. "Do you think it means anything to me that some fat old woman sees me making love to a sawdust actress at a matinee and then goes home and hates her fat old husband across the dinner-table?"
"I thought of it before I tried it out at Dick's," Reade rejoined, and explained how he had helped Timmy Finbrink out of a scrape. "What did you say the fellow's name is, Tom?" Dick asked. "His name is Timmy Finbrink," Reade rejoined, "and he looks the part. Just one glance at Timmy, and you know that he's all that the name implies."
"Oh!" cried Lucien, "as soon as we get home I shall tell mamma how beautiful is sunrise! Is it not a shame that so many of us sleep through the hour when this lovely prospect can only be enjoyed?" I was obliged to cut short the little fellow's admiration an admiration I also shared. Each resumed his load; and now, in spite of the wind, we all felt eager to advance.
The soldiers, supposing it to be a genuine accident, laughed loudly at the fellow's distress, and while some chased and caught the donkeys, the others brought bowls and pitchers and began to drink the wine, as it ran out of the skins. "Never mind, worthy sir!" they said to Ladronius. "The wine is serving a very good purpose. Here is to our future friendship and your excellency's very good health!"
"By God, then, she has given up the chase! I see it all!" mused Hawke, as he pored over the letter on his way to the Hotel Binda. "The trump card she wished to play was to blast the old fellow's hopes of a baronetcy. Death has struck down her prey, and, she will now wait till the girl is free! She is too sly to face old Fraser; his brother has warned him.
To her amazement Dan Baxter stood there, staring at her in open-mouthed astonishment. "Dan Baxter!" she gasped. "Where in the world did you come from?" For a moment the bully did not answer, so great was his amazement. Dora noted that he was dirty and unkempt, and that his clothing was almost in rags. "Is it you, Dora Stanhope?" came slowly from the fellow's lips. "Is it really you?"
As a result, within less than a full minute, Tom had removed two full quart bottles and six smaller ones from the fellow's various pockets. All of these the young chief engineer threw on the ground, smashing them. From the crowd gathered about, which numbered more than sixty men of three different races, a howl went up. President Bascomb began to shiver.
"Don't be so imprudent again, but never mind now. Go to the office very early tomorrow morning; here is the key of a small safe which is in my roller secretary; it shuts with a combination lock. You can open it with the word 'sky'; put the memorandum and your copy into it and shut it carefully." This proof of confidence dried the poor fellow's tears.
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