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Uncle Ith felt the additional embarrassment of fame, or notoriety; for an affidavit, prepared by Overtop, giving the full particulars of his observations from the bell tower, had been published in all the city papers that morning.
"Sha'n't I help you?" asked Bog, who always proffered his services on these occasions. "Pooh! no. It's baby play for me." By this time Uncle Ith had evoked the second gruff note from the deep throat of the imprisoned monster below.
Veneer sent word that the messenger should wait below, and presently appeared in the study, where Abel was making himself at home, as is the wont of the republican citizen, when he hides the purple of empire beneath the apron of domestic service. "Good mornin', Squire!" said Abel, as Mr. Venner entered. "My name's Stebbins, 'n' I'm stoppin' f'r a spell 'ith of Doctor Kittredge."
Wal, uv course, my looks wuz sp'iled, fur I'd been ez pretty'z Emerline wuz, you wuz pretty once, Emerline, an' I sent 'Miah Kemp word I'd hev no more ter du 'ith him nor any one else neow. 'Miah, he come ter see me; but I wuz detarmined, an' I stuck ter my word.
P'raps you ain't got time to go off 'ith me like this." "That's all right, Billy. You and I are going on a little excursion. 'But first I've got to tell the nurse, or there'll be all kinds of a time. Here, you sit in the machine." The doctor picked him up and put him in and ran up the steps. Billy sat dizzily watching and wondering if he hadn't better make his escape.
"That'th quite enough for a thow," he said, with a return to his former cynical ease and a perceptible tone of relief in his voice. "It'th the thame old Theretha. Well, then, if you won't go with me, go without me; take the led horthe and cut away. Dick Athley and Petereth will follow you over the county line. If you want thome money, there it ith." He took a buckskin purse from his pocket.
Never had time to eat enough to make me fat." "That ith too bad," answered Tommy sympathetically. "Come, come, Jane, don't keep us in suspense. What did you find, or didn't you find anything at all?" urged Miss Elting. "Don't worry. I made a find, but you never could guess, if you lived a thousand years, what I found. I couldn't have guessed it either. Nor could Harriet, as sharp as she is.
It certainly did not light up the road ahead of there. In the dense darkness the bridge was not visible to the eyes of the Meadow-Brook Girls. "The bridge ith coming. Low bridge!" piped Tommy. "Be quiet; I fear we are making the driver's work difficult," warned Miss Elting. "Oh, but isn't this the fine ride?" cried Crazy Jane.
But a change had already come over her companion. It was no longer a parley with a foolish woman; he had to deal with a man like himself. As Low's dark face and picturesque figure came nearer, Mr. Curson's proposed method of dealing with him was made audible. "Ith it a mulatto or a Thircuth, or both?" he asked, with affected anxiety. Low's Indian phlegm was impervious to such assault.
Known all over England, and alwayth paythe ith way. 'Must find out Mr. Sleary, who would then let him know where you went. I should have no power of keeping you against his wish, and he would have no difficulty, at any time, in finding Mr. Thomas Gradgrind of Coketown. I am well known. 'Well known, assented Mr. Sleary, rolling his loose eye.
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