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All the repression of past ages was breaking into revolt. "He will go home and feed on the leaven of Pharisees and hypocrites, and later he will marry a girl of his world, and the world that will give him welcome will keep Etta in her hell. I wonder sometimes that God doesn't give us up we who call ourselves clean and good! We are a lot of cowards, most of us women, of 'fraid-cats and cowards!"
Teddy had come out and was gazing aloft. He grinned at Phil, noting at the same time that all the lofty performers were preparing to come down. "Hello, fraid-cats up there!" jeered the Circus Boy. "You get out of here!" snapped the ringmaster. "What are you doing here, anyway?" "I'm working." "Yes, I see you working. Go on about your business and don't bother me.
Except for the slight illumination of the lantern the blackness of the forest was intense, and the rustling of wild things among the tree-tops startled her. Mattie looked up and saw her fear, then laughed hilariously: "Two 'fraid-cats together, you an' the birds! Likely, they never saw a lantern before and hate to be disturbed even more 'n I did, listenin' to Alfaretta in the kitchen.
The trouble with most of 'em is, they're fraid-cats! As Jeroboam Warner used to say he was in the same rigiment with me in 1812 the only way to manage this business of livin' is to give a whoop and let her rip!
Mary-'Gusta protested, but young Bacheldor called her a coward and declared he wouldn't play with cowards and 'fraid-cats, so rather than be one of those detestable creatures she usually swallowed her scruples and followed the tempter. It was a risk, of course, but a real adventure; and, like many adventurers, the pair came to grief.
"You are!" incredulously, from her husband. "Yes! I've got a darned sight more sympathy for those bees than for the humans! The 'fraid-cats!" disgustedly. "But listen," protested Van Emmon. "We can't stand by and let those cold-blooded prisoners keep human beings, like ourselves, in rank slavery! Not much!" Evidently he thought he needed to explain.
"You are!" incredulously, from her husband. "Yes! I've got a darned sight more sympathy for those bees than for the humans! The 'fraid-cats!" disgustedly. "But listen," protested Van Emmon. "We can't stand by and let those cold-blooded prisoners keep human beings, like ourselves, in rank slavery! Not much!" Evidently he thought he needed to explain.
Perhaps I should stay there oftener. "I turned on the Blackhanders. "'Did these brutes entice you away with candy? I demanded. 'Was they holding you here for ransom? "'Huh! I should think not! she says. 'They are a couple of 'fraid-cats. They were afraid as anything when we all got lost in these woods and wanted to keep on finding our way out.
With maternal stubbornness, she resolutely refused to entertain the thought that her son might die. 'Fraid-cats every last one of them! She told old Hector so and, to a considerable extent, succeeded in making him believe it. After The Laird's interview with Andrew Daney he came home that night to The Dreamerie, and, to please Nellie, he pretended to partake of some dinner.
Miss Muffet fairly jumped off her tuffet, for she had never had a party in her life. "Who will invite the people?" "I will," said the spider. "But do you think any one will come if you invite them?" "Why not?" "Oh! I was just thinking; some people are such 'fraid-cats; and then, you know, once, one of your family invited the fly to walk into his parlor.
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