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"You see, Gertie," he explained, "'twas on account of my bashfulness. Your mother, she wanted to sit along with me and hold hands, so . Oh, all right; all right. You can show a glim now, Serena, if you want to. I'll cover up my blushes." The maligned Mrs. Dott announced that she had a good mind to box his ears.
Gypsy Nan blew out the candle, and staggered to her feet. "There isn't any other way." She leaned heavily on Rhoda Gray's arm. "Can't you see that? Don't you think I know? Haven't you seen enough here to convince you of that? I I'm just spilling the dice for for perhaps the last time but it's the only chance the only chance. Go on!" she urged tremulously. "Shoot the glim, and get me to the door.
"Well, you knows best," returned the seaman, taking out his pipe and tobacco-pouch; "it's wan comfort anyhow that the wittles can't get colder than they be now, and there's overmuch for 'ee to ait the whole consarn at one bout, so the ould man'll git his grub, though I must own it'd have liked to have seed 'im start fair. Hand over the glim, plaise."
"Didn't I tell you how it would be?" remarked Quilt. "Troth, and so did you," returned the watchman; "but I couldn't belave it. In futur', I'll keep the 'Evenin' Star' for his lordship's enemies." "You'd better," replied Quilt. "But bring your glim this way. I've a couple of kinchens in yonder rattler, whom I wish to place under old Sharples's care."
Even at this dead hour of night there were lights moving upon the shore, probably occasioned by the unloading a smuggling lugger from the Isle of Man which was lying in the bay. On the light from the sashed door of the house being observed, a halloo from the vessel of 'Ware hawk! Douse the glim! alarmed those who were on shore, and the lights instantly disappeared.
Beresford had brought a novel on board, and refused to comply; the master-at-arms insisted; she threatened him with the vengeance of the Company, the premier, and the nobility and gentry of the British realm. The master-at-arms, finding he had no chance in argument, doused the glim pitiable resource of a weak disputant then basely fled the rhetorical consequences.
"You are the most nervous duck I ever ran across. When I saw you last your pocket was full of the silver plate of that pantry, and I can thank you for a fright myself, for when I saw you, I was just getting ready to crack a neat little crib. Say! why didn't you flash your glim at me or make some friendly signal at least? You popped out of sight like a prairie rabbit when a coyote heaves in view."
I tell you I was dog-tired them days, lyin' in my berth, hearin' the rats and mice scuttle round the bulkheads and skitter over the floor. I couldn't do nothin', and finally I bethought myself of Hetty's Bible and contrived to get it out o' my chist, and when I could get a bit of a glim I'd read it.
Now, old Meg, d n me if I can understand a glim of this story of yours, or what good it will do you to hang the one wench and torment the other; but, rat me, I will be true to my friend, and serve ye the way ye like it.
We used, however, to hide our candles occasionally under our hats, when the order came to 'Douse the glim! One night the officer of the guard discovered our disobedience, and came storming down the hatchway with a file of soldiers.
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