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"At that old Pipes I'd thought he were gone layin back in his chair, ead all anyhow: "'Jack, he says usky, 'is that the Genelman? "'May the Lord ave mercy on im! I cries. 'It's im. He's dyin for us, Mr. Piper dyin slow. "'So did Jesus, says he, calm as you please. "'But can't we do nothin, my God? I cries. "'Nothin, says he, sleepy-like. 'I'm dyin; you're done. God is our ope and strength.
Where's t'other?" growled Beardie. "Oi'm here," said Blob, and thrust up, pink and impassive, in his cheek an obvious slice of apple. "That's right," said Fat George in sleek, caressing voice. "Give the genelman your and, my dear. He'll elp you out. There you are! There's no call for you to be scared. You're among old friends." The Gang had gathered round the hole.
"You doing it too?" "Yes, sir." The Captain turns again to the prisoner. "Why didn't you lodge a complaint?" "I did, sir. I tellt" indicating Corporal Mather with an elbow "this genelman here." Corporal Mather cannot help it. He swells perceptibly. But swift puncture awaits him. "Corporal Mather, why didn't you mention this?" "I didna think it affected the crime, sir."
"An' then goes for to make us go for to nigh drownd the pore, unfort'nate genelman in my own 'oss-trough, an' 'im now a-sneezin' an' a-groanin' an' a-swearin' in bed fit to break your 'eart. 'Ere be the desp'rit rogue as done the deed!" "Oh, is it!" repeated Black Whiskers, scowling.
The fighting-men rose and took their hats off, except the fellow on the table, who continued to swing his legs and to look my uncle very coolly in the face. "How are you, Berks?" "Pretty tidy. 'Ow are you?" "Say 'sir' when you speak to a genelman," said Belcher, and with a sudden tilt of the table he sent Berks flying almost into my uncle's arms. "See now, Jem, none o' that!" said Berks, sulkily.
In truth, there appeared some reason to expect that such a result would follow from the encounter, for John Browdie no sooner saw Nicholas advancing, than he reined in his horse by the footpath, and waited until such time as he should come up; looking meanwhile, very sternly between the horse's ears, at Nicholas, as he came on at his leisure. 'Servant, young genelman, said John.
In another instant her horse kicked violently, there was a single sharp yelp, and the dog lay motionless in the road. "Hi!" exclaimed Jim, quite in accents of admiration, as he ran up and bent over the poor thing. "That was a good un! Right on the head! He won't trouble any other genelman again, I'm thinking." "What!" cried Gerald, sharply. "You don't mean the dog is dead?"
"Yes; he was a General all right, and he give his life for Private Knapp." "Where is Piper?" asked the Parson. The little rifleman pointed to the tall clothes horse hung about with cloaks, which made a Sanctuary of the far end of the kitchen. "Is he dead?" whispering. "I fancies so, sir. Lingered it out wunnerful, chattin to the Genelman, ummin an ymn and that.
"'I think so too, sir, says the orse-captain. 'Still General Beauchamp got an express from Pitt to that effect last night. Some chap swore he'd seen him. And we all know if there's any man in the world'd do it, it's Fighting Fitz. "'I am Fighting Fitz, says the Genelman. 'There's no landing except what has took place." Knapp dried his eyes.
"D'ye hear that, landlord?" cried a voice. "The genelman do mean pots all round!" "Do ye mean that same, sir?" enquired the landlord, glooming and doubtful. "I will pay for as many pots as they can drink, for good-fellowship's sake," said I, and laid down a coin. "Spoken like a true sportsman, sir!" exclaimed the down-at-heels gentleman.
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