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They're goin' to besiege us here, hopin' maybe that starvation or thirst will make us give you up. Now the first thing for us to do is to get water for the horses." This presented a problem, as the horses could not go down to the creek, owing to the steep high banks, but the Texans soon solved it. The cliff was soft and they quickly cut a smooth sloping path with their knives and hatchets.
She had scarcely recovered herself even when, after prolonged efforts, she succeeded in restoring animation to the prostrate figure under her hands. The heavy eyes opening met hers in piteous appeal and protest. "I thowt it wur death comn," said the lad. "I wur hopin' as it wur death." "What ha' yo' done as yo' need wish that?" said.
He was in the midst of his rush after one of the chipped coins. The other cowpuncher received his weapon almost with reverence. "I'm thankin' you for the loan," said Dan, "an here's hopin' you always have luck with the gun." "Luck?" said the other. "I sure will have luck with it.
My dear husband's just died suddenly when he was up the river. He was took with the fever in the woods. I nussed him day and night, says she; 'but he died there in a mis'able little hut far from home and friends, says she; 'and I've brought his body down with me, hopin' Providence would open some way to get it back to our home in Boston. And now, cap'n, you must help me.
Close to one plate a bunch of stocks and gilly flowers reposed on the dirty tablecloth, as though dropped and forgotten by the God of Love. Their faint perfume stole through the other odours. The old butler fixed his eyes on it. 'The poor woman bought that, he thought, 'hopin' for to remind him of old days. "She had them flowers on her weddin'-day, I shouldn't wonder!"
You have been watching the ranchhouse at night and during the day. You are guarding me. Why is it? Do you think I am going to run away?" "From me?" he queried; "I was hopin' you wouldn't." She stiffened with exasperation, for she felt the insincerity in his manner caught the humorous note in his voice. "You are treating me as you would treat a child," she declared; "and I won't have it.
A brain that has treated its owner as shameful as mine has treated me should be compelled to do its own thinkin' er die. I've invented some things that may sell. I've been hopin' my luck would turn." "It'll turn when you turn it," Samson assured him. Brimstead thoughtfully scuffed the sand with his bare foot.
"Is it true, what I hear?" "It is true," she answered. "An' when be the banns called?" "There ain't goin' to be no banns." "Hey?" "There ain't goin' to be no banns; leastways, there ain't goin' to be none called. We'm goin' to the Registry Office. You look all struck of a heap. Was you hopin' to be best man?"
"I'm thinkin' that the tribes are all about us," said Shif'less Sol. "Shorely," said Tom Ross. "An' we don't want to fight so many," said Long Jim. "An' that bein' the case," said Shif'less Sol, "I'm hopin' that the rest o' you will agree to our layin' quiet here in the thicket all day. Besides, sech a long rest would be a kindness to me, a pow'ful lazy man."
Pay me my money and take her away as quick as you can, that's my advice, or before you know it you'll be nabbed. 'Pay ye! he yelled; 'do you think I'd pay you anything for that little Jew? 'She's just as much a Christian as you are, says I. 'Ain't you a Christian, little gal? and is'nt this gentleman your father? and ain't you surprised that he wants to give you back to be put in the bag? I said this hopin' she'd have sense enough to say he was her father so's to get rid of me.
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