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"Bless me!" he exclaimed, flushing, as the General made an impatient gesture, and relieved his feelings by shaking his fist at us both, while Bob Hopley began to smooth the ferret with his great brown, hairy hand. "Well, sir?" said the General. "Excuse me," said the Doctor. "A most curious coincidence. Two visitors." "No, sir, no visitors now; business, if you please. Those two boys "
As the opposing parties glanced at each other, Glynn observed that, although his side was superior in numbers, some of the largest and most powerful men of the crew were among his opponents, and he felt that a conflict between such men must inevitably be serious. Matters had almost come to a crisis when Dr Hopley and the captain approached the scene of action.
"Yes she is; and what of that, fellow?" demanded the major's lady with indignant emphasis. "Not much, ma'am," replied the sheriff's officer, "when you are used to it. It is my unpleasant duty to arrest her for the sum of eighty-seven pounds, indorsed on this writ, issued at the suit of one Susan Hopley." "Arrest her!" exclaimed Mrs. Brandon; "why, she is a minor!"
"Now, where's t'other?" said Hopley. "Mind, keep back, you lads. He's got a gun too, and he's hurt, and may be savage." "Oh, take care, father!" cried Polly. "Let me go first he wouldn't shoot a woman." "Want to make me ashamed of myself and get hiding behind a gal's petticutt!" cried Bob. "G'long with you."
It stood in the full blaze of the centre fire, and commanded a view of all that was going on in every part of the little camp; and when Ailie lay down on it after a good supper, and was covered up with a blanket, and further covered over with a sort of gauze netting to protect her from the mosquitoes, which were very numerous when all this was done, we say, and when, in addition to this, she lay and witnessed the jovial laughter and enjoyment of His Majesty King Bumble, as he sat at the big fire smoking his pipe, and the supreme happiness of Phil Briant, and the placid joy of Tim Rokens, and the exuberant delight of Glynn, and the semi-scientific enjoyment of Dr Hopley as he examined a collection of rare plants; and the quiet comfort of the trader, and the awkward, shambling, loose-jointed pleasure of long Jim Scroggles; and the beaming felicity of her own dear father; who sat not far from her, and turned occasionally in the midst of the conversation to give her a nod she felt in her heart that then and there she had fairly reached the very happiest moment in all her life.
According to popular surmise and report, the young lady's mental infirmity had been brought about by the persecutions she had endured at the hands of Mrs. Brandon, with a view to force her into a marriage she detested. The most reliable authority for the truth of these rumors was Susan Hopley, now in the service of Lady Compton, but who had lived for many years with Mr.
Join to these, other lessons in the art of skinning and preserving birds, given by Mercer up in the loft; compulsory games at cricket, as they were called, but which were really hours of toil, fielding for Burr major, Hodson, and Dicksee; sundry expeditions after specimens, visits to Bob Hopley, bathing, fishing, and excursions and incursions generally, and it will be seen that neither Mercer nor I had much spare time.
Did you two see?" "Yes, we saw," said Mercer. "I say, he did make you cry chy-ike." "He'd better touch me again." "He will," I said, "if you go hanging about after Polly Hopley." "What, did he tell you that?" "No," I said, "we knew well enough. Bob Hopley didn't say a word. Only called it poaching." Magglin's manner changed directly, and in a snivelling, whining way he began,
They won't begin till it's nearly dusk, and we shall have to go back before very long, for we must have some tea. Wonder whether cook'll give us some meat? I know: we'll get some eggs of Polly Hopley; she'll boil 'em for us, and we'll take 'em back." We fished for another hour. "It's no good," said Mercer; "I'm very sorry.
"I bought the ferret," said Mercer, speaking for the first time, "but I don't want it. I'll give it to you, Bob." "Yes, yes, very wise of you, my lad. There, go now, Hopley," said the General. The keeper touched his forehead, and gave a look all round, then winked solemnly at Mercer and me, and left the room. "Hah!" said the General; "then that little bit of business is settled, Doctor, eh?
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