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And today's been nice and pleasant, and they can't take it from us." Galusha looked very much surprised. "Why, dear me, dear me!" he exclaimed. "That's extremely odd, now really." "What?" "Why, your ah remark about making to-day to-morrow. Almost precisely the same thing was said to me at one time by another person. It is quite extraordinary." "Oh, not so very, I guess.
He bent over the Austrian and thrust a hand into his pocket. He pulled forth a batch of papers, and walking over to the window, ran through them hurriedly. "Find it?" asked Chester, walking over to him. Hal extended a paper. "I guess this is it, all right," he said, and thrust the document into his pocket. At that moment there came a startled cry from Uncle John, followed by a heavy thud.
Do not you think so?" Jane did not look round. She was not obliged to hear. Mrs. Weston had been speaking to her at the same moment. "It is not fair," said Emma, in a whisper; "mine was a random guess. Do not distress her." He shook his head with a smile, and looked as if he had very little doubt and very little mercy. Soon afterwards he began again,
"But I'd rather walk by the side of you. You you can hold my hand better then." Hand in hand the twins went on. The wind seemed to blow all ways at once, and always in the faces of the tots. All at once, as Freddie made a stop to get his breath, he gave a shout. "What's the matter?" asked Flossie. "Do you see something?" "Yes, I guess it's a house," Freddie answered. "Look!"
The point was sharply contested, and we heard Benjie gee-hupping, tchek-tcheking, and, above all, flogging in great style; while Solomon, who, docile in his general habits, was now stirred beyond his patience, made a great trampling and recalcitration; and it was their joint noise which we heard, without being able to see, though Joshua might too well guess, the cause of it.
We went on board our boats and the other chaps went on shore, and you may guess we were not long in getting up our sails and creeping out of the cove. It was half an hour after the first shots were fired before we heard the Boxer at it again.
"So you may say," said Wallop the cad, laughing. "I guess I wouldn't fancy her, if she's like brother Johnny." "And he's got to go to her, poor dear thing, because she's got a cold in her nose or something of the sort. Jolly excuse to get off work. I wish I'd got a sister to be ill too." "Never mind," said Wallop; "if you'd been brought up in gaol you'd be subject to colds.
"Guess we'll cut out yarns to-night," said Jeb Rushmore, "and hike out on a little tour of inspection." "There are a couple of tramps in the woods this side of the cut, right up the hill a ways," said Tom. "We need rain, that's sure," said another scout. "Maybe we'll get some with this wind," remarked another. "No, I reckon it's a dry wind," said Mr. Rushmore, looking about and sniffing audibly.
After they had traveled about for a long time, they came to a town in which was a beautiful but proud princess, who had caused it to be proclaimed that whosoever should set her a riddle which she could not guess, that man should be her husband; but if she guessed it, his head must be cut off.
You may guess my surprise and consternation, when, upon uncovering the box, I saw a bailiff rearing up his head, like Lazarus from the grave, and heard him declare that he had a writ against me for a thousand pounds.
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