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His replies were given with all the brevity that the question would admit, or rapid articulation on his own part would enable him to confer. "Thomas, are the sugar and cocoa ready to go on shore?" "Yes, sir." "Don't forget to send that letter to Mr Gibson for the ten dozen port and sherry." "No, sir." "When it comes on board, you'll bring it on shore a dozen at a time, in the hair trunk."
"Take your hand off my shouther!" said Gourlay, in a voice the tense quietness of which should have warned Gibson to forbear. But he actually shook Gourlay with a feigned playfulness.
Gibson, and after I had got on my dry clothes, he took us up to the top of the Gazebo, or look-out tower. It was a beautiful evening, and the air was quite calm and clear. The view was magnificent. We could see Beeston Castle quite plainly, and Halton Castle also, as well as the Cheshire shore and the Welsh mountains. The view out seaward was truly fine.
The young man and his wife were working, for their board, but he told Gibson that he knew nothing of the matter and that poor as he was he would not swear to a falsehood. Gibson went away, but returned a few nights, later and again tried to get him to testify, saying that the men were guilty and that no one would ever be the wiser.
When could she have a better opportunity than this of landing the scaly darling out of the fresh and free waters of his bachelor stream, and sousing him into the pool of domestic life, to be ready there for her own household purposes? "I had known you so long, Mr. Gibson," she said, "and had valued your friendship so so deeply."
Aunt Stanbury is the most affectionate and kindest friend in the world; but she has always been so able to have her own way, because she is both clever and good, that I find myself almost like a baby with her. She has been talking to me again about Mr. Gibson; and it seems that Mr. Gibson really does mean it. It is certainly very strange; but I do think now that it is true.
Consuello accepted his invitation to luncheon when she telephoned to him that she was downtown and wished to see him. Her first question over the phone was whether John had learned anything concerning Gibson's disappearance. "I'm downtown for an hour or so and thought you might have heard something about Mr. Gibson," she said.
And in five minutes Jack felt as if he had known them all for years, and he quite forgot that this was the first time he had ever gone into company. When the bustle of the arrival was over, and every member of the Comfort committee was present, Mrs. Sterling said: "Now I think, Gibson, the first thing we should do is to have supper."
Yesterday Mr. Gibson, upon his discovering by my discourse to him that I had a willingness, or rather desire, to have him stay with me, than go, as he designed, on Sir W. Warren's account, to sea, he resolved to let go the design and wait his fortune with me, though I laboured hard to make him understand the uncertainty of my condition or service, but however he will hazard it, which I take mighty kindly of him, though troubled lest he may come to be a loser by it, but it will not be for want of my telling him what he was to think on and expect.
He was but lately come from Cambridge, at which seat of learning the chief books appeared to be Bracken's Farriery and Gibson on the Diseases of Horses, with Hoyle's Whist as lighter reading for leisured hours.
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