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Dad hung on close to the cow's head, while Joe kicked her with his bare foot and screwed her tail. "Steady!" said Dad, "that'll about do." Then, turning to the women as he mounted a rail and held the axe above the cow's head: "Hang on there now!" They closed their eyes and sat back. The cow was very patient. Dad extended himself for a great effort, but hesitated.
Trevanion required a farm-steward on their arrival, for in him and his wife they found liberal employers, and persons of true Christian benevolence, who, having discovered the superiority of their minds and manners to their present station, hesitated not to receive them into their circle of friends, when a knowledge of their past history had acquainted them with their claims on their sympathy.
"It's a very big house for just two people to live in, isn't it?" he said. "It is quite large enough for two," answered the Earl. "Do you find it too large?" His little lordship hesitated a moment. "I was only thinking," he said, "that if two people lived in it who were not very good companions, they might feel lonely sometimes." "Do you think I shall make a good companion?" inquired the Earl.
Watch at night when you camp, and will remain by you while I have life, should you be attacked by Indians or grizzlies. Do let me go?" exclaimed the faithful fellow. "I only hesitated, Dio, lest you might suffer from the weather, should the winter begin before we can get back," I answered. He thanked me when I consented, as much as if I had granted him a great favour.
"I understand, but you should think of the practical results as well. Have you not heard of the enormous reward offered by Mr. Ocumpaugh?" "No; I " "Five thousand dollars for information; and fifty thousand to the one who will bring her back within the week unharmed. Mr. Ocumpaugh cabled to that effect yesterday." "It is a large sum," she faltered, and for a moment she hesitated.
She had a right to clear herself from a condemnation which she did not deserve a right, at least, to make known the palliating circumstances in the case. In any other conceivable instance she would not have hesitated to do so. What was it, then, which made it so impossible in this instance?
"You ought to be ashamed of yourselves to let us starve so long," replied Tom, who never hesitated to speak his mind. "Hi! don't talk that way, or you shall have nothing," cried Arnold Baxter. "We are masters, and you must understand it so." The captain set down the lantern and released the right hand of each of the prisoners.
Richard hesitated a moment, and then asked, "Does anyone occupy Ethie's old room? Seems to me I would rather go there. It would be somehow bring her nearer to me." So to Ethie's old room he went, Aunt Barbara lamenting that he would find it so cold and comfortless, but feeling an increased kindliness toward him for this proof of love for her darling.
Hours afterward, when it was over, Vina looked into Bedient's face, saying: "You may ask David why I hesitated that first moment." "I know, Vina God love you!" Before they left the hospital, he said: "We won't speak of this to-night.... Everything is arranged.... To-morrow morning, we will come for the little boy.... It is time for us to be at the Club." "I had forgotten," Vina answered vaguely.
He is ready to die; he says so himself. Why save him, then?" But the Patrician still hesitated. He would make a last effort. "Throw off his bonds," he said to the guards. "Now take the furca off his neck. So! Now, Datus, I have released you to show you that I trust you.