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"Do you know anything of the whereabouts of a Mr Hubert Saint Leger, who was with Captain Drake in that affair?" "Do I know anything about Mr Saint Leger?" repeated Cary. "Ay, sure I do. Why, he's one o' us here aboard this galley. 'Twas he that Hi! Mr Saint Leger Mr Saint Leger what's come to 'e? Here be a vine brave Devonshire lad askin' about 'e.
"He was as willin' to make tracks as I was, by this time, and we headed for the door in the partition. But Rubber Collar and some of the others got acrost our bows. "'Cut it out, says one of 'em. 'You can't get away so easy. Hi, Frank! Frank! Who let these turnip pullers in here, anyhow? Who are they? "The chap who was tendin' door comes out of his coop. 'You've got me, he says.
"I am too old," said the diplomatist, thoughtfully; "but it would be infinitely amusing. I cannot give you one of my secretaries either. It always makes such a scandal. Oh, there goes the very man! Catch him before it is too late!" Old Saracinesca glanced in the direction the ambassador indicated, and darted away. He was as active as a boy, in spite of his sixty years. "Eh!" he cried. "Hi! you!
It happened like this. When I went out I saw a fire glowing in a hut, and folk seated at supper. And since, wherever many people are present, one of them at least has a kind heart, I ate and drank my fill, and then managed to make off with provender for you as well. Hi, you women!" There follows no answer. "I believe those daughters of whores must be asleep," he comments. "Hi, women!"
As they did this they heard more footsteps, this time in the rear of the upper floor of the mansion. "There he goes, Jack!" "Sounds as if he was going to try to get out the back way!" "Hi, there, stop!" called Pepper, at the top of his voice. "Stop, you rascal!" "Don't you try to stop me!" was the reply from the upper hallway. "If you do, it will be the worse for you!"
He swung clear, looked round, shrugged his shoulders, and began to walk away, as one having business elsewhere. 'Hi! ho! Come back, you, shouted Chihun. 'Come back, and put me on your neck, Misborn Mountain. Return, Splendour of the Hillsides. Adornment of all India, heave to, or I'll bang every toe off your fat fore-foot! Moti Guj gurgled gently, but did not obey.
Servant girl encounters an elderly female, who seems to be a very nice sort of person indeed, but the young man in a short-tailed coat comes in and thrusts the elderly female aside, calling her "a vile hag." This pleases the pit, which is ever true to virtue, and it accordingly cries "Hi! hi! hi!" A robber appears. The idea of a robber in times like these is rather absurd.
So Flora sat down on a stool, and gently sought, by means of the Bible, to teach the old woman one of the most difficult lessons that poor human nature has got to learn in this world of mingled happiness and woe. "Here! halloo! hi! Hobbs! I say," shouted Mr Sudberry, running out at the front door, after having swept Lucy's work-box off the table and trodden on the cat's tail.
"Tank de Lord! tank de Lord! Clump lib to see his ole Massa agin; and dat young gemmen, vy, lem'me see! vy, sure as I'm dat nigger Clump, ef dat ain't Massa Drake? no, Massa Walter? no, vy Juno, ole woman! dat are Massa Bob!" He took my hands and shook and squeezed them, saying over and over again, "Massa Bob am cum ter see de ole cradle. Oh! hi hi!"
There was a length of about ten feet of the pole down in the hole as we took hold together and began to haul, feeling something very heavy at the end, which came up in a sullen, unresisting way for some distance, giving me courage and making me nearly as eager and excited as our man. "That's the way, sir. We'll soon Hi! Hold tight! Wo ho, there; wo ho! Ah!"
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