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This he had, of course, obtained. The 'Falcon' is being fitted out with all haste, and you are to join at once. So I shall take you to Portsmouth to-morrow." Jack was too much delighted and surprised to be able to speak at first. But after a minute or two he recovered his breath, uttered a loud hurrah of delight, and then gave vent to his feelings by exuberantly kissing his mother and sisters.
Gallant pilot! Do you suppose by any chance he has brought any daily papers with him? He has hurrah for the thoughtful pilot! Did you notice how much he looked like the pictures of Santa Claus? We move on more slowly and twice again we stop briefly.
Losing as little time as possible, he hastened back to Percy. "Hurrah!" he exclaimed, as he came in sight of the fire, "I've got some water. You'll soon be all to rights, Percy." But Percy did not reply; his heart sank. Could anything have happened? He rushed forward. Percy lay gasping on the ground.
"In the meanwhile, my cabbages," quoth Auguste sententiously, "are you not grateful to Citizen Robespierre, who has sent this order specially down from Paris?" "Aye! aye!" assented the crowd cheerfully. "Hurrah for Citizen Robespierre!" "Viva la Republique!" "And you will enjoy yourselves to-day?" "That we will!" "Processions?" "Aye! with music and dancing."
Howell firmly held the plough-handles; Younkins drove the two forward yoke of cattle, and Mr. Bryant the second two; and the two younger boys stood ready to hurrah as soon as the word was given to start. It was an impressive moment to the youngsters. "Gee up!" shouted Younkins, as mildly as if the oxen were petted children.
And all three, running abreast rapidly, made their way to the station like three grotesque figures in a comic newspaper. The train was on the point of starting. They sprang into their carriage. Then the Englishmen, taking off their travelling caps, waved them three times over their heads, exclaiming: "Hip! hip! hip! hurrah!"
Hardly had the Horse Guards passed Rostov before he heard them shout, "Hurrah!" and looking back saw that their foremost ranks were mixed up with some foreign cavalry with red epaulets, probably French. He could see nothing more, for immediately afterwards cannon began firing from somewhere and smoke enveloped everything.
Now there'll be no one to make me page, and no one to keep me silent. Oh, hurrah, hurrah, hurrah! what a dear old dad to absent himself in this obliging manner." "For my part, I am very sorry," said Annie, for Hester had passed her on the letter to read.
As this was being done, Harriet worked standing in water most of the time. She placed the cots on edge across the doorway until three of them had been set in place. Directing Jane to try to hold them in place, Harriet grasped the table. This she braced against the cots. The table held them in place. "Hurrah! We've done it. See if you can find some blankets in there. One will do."
God wot, when Warwick and the people meet, no victim should be sacrificed! Hurrah for King Edward and fair England!" He waved his plumed cap as he spoke, and within the walls of Olney was heard the shout that answered. Such for our nature is ever grander in the individual than the mass such is the power of man above mankind!
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