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Her face was flushed and eager and the joy of living glowed in every feature. Ed Higgins and 'Rast Little were struck senseless, nerveless by this vision of health and loveliness. Anderson Crow stealthily admitted to himself that she was a stranger in a strange land; she was not of Tinkletown or any place like it.
'So that was the lady you spoke of as a woman? said he indignantly to Higgins. 'You might have told me who she was. 'And then, maybe, yo'd ha' spoken of her more civil than yo' did; yo'd getten a mother who might ha' kept yo'r tongue in check when yo' were talking o' women being at the root o' all the plagues. 'Of course you told that to Miss Hale? 'In coorse I did. Leastways, I reckon I did.
In the short space of time since their departure from the space station Major Connel had learned that to scold Cadet Higgins was not the way to gain his attention. In fact, Major Connel had not been able to find a way of getting the little cadet's attention in any manner, at any time, on anything. "I can't right now, sir," replied Alfie. "What do you mean, you can't?" exploded Connel.
Do it gently, man, but do it quick, for we canna leave him here long. 'I canna go, said Higgins. 'Dunnot ask me. I canna face her. 'Thou knows her best, said the man. 'We'n done a deal in bringing him here thou take thy share. 'I canna do it, said Higgins. 'I'm welly felled wi' seeing him. We wasn't friends; and now he's dead. 'Well, if thou wunnot thou wunnot. Some one mun, though.
Luncheon they ate seated on cypress roots in water up to their knees; and soon after Higgins put a bullet between the yellow eyes of a panther which glared at them from its hiding place. Snakes and alligators were in abundance; for miles there was no sign of other life. "They named it right," panted Higgins in a pause. "Yes; come on!"
"Bet you a cookie," shrilled Hiram Higgins, in what he meant to be a breathless whisper, "that there's where he's goin' now only he don't want us to know he's give in." "Shet your fool mouth, Hiram!" cautioned Walt Perkins, the proprietor of the Congress Hotel. "He kin hear you." "Get out!" retorted Mr. Higgins. "No, he can't neither.
This helpful neighbour was a great relief to Margaret; she was evidently a stranger to the house, a new-comer in the district, indeed; but she was so kind and thoughtful that Margaret felt she was no longer needed; and that it would be better, perhaps, to set an example of clearing the house, which was filled with idle, if sympathising gazers. She looked round for Nicholas Higgins.
The principal conversation during this festival time consisted of phrases like: 'I know what you're goin' to have, Miss Edith, but I won't tell! 'Miss Mary, Sally 'most told Miss Rhoda what she was makin' for her. 'Miss Helen, Pat Higgins went right up to Miss Edith and asked her to help him mend the leg of his clay frog, and it's his own Christmas present to her!
"It does seem to be getting cool, Sir," said Higgins. "I hadn't noticed it before. I'll close the window, Sir." "Do," said Mr. Coulson. "They call this spring, do they? If it keeps up long I'll go back to Palm Beach. House feels like a morgue." Later Miss Coulson dutifully came in to inquire how the gout was progressing. "'Stantia," said the old man, "how is the weather outdoors?"
It warn't no use cussin' Higgins; Higgins just laffed when Leander allowed that the cyclopeedy was no good 'nd that he wuz bein' robbed.
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