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Grégoire had followed, and was looking down indifferently at the dead. “Come, len’ a han’ there; this is gittin’ too durn hot,” he said, stooping to raise the lifeless form. Hosmer was preparing to help him. But there was some one staggering through the crowd; pushing men to right and left.
I was asking myself whether I had or had not succeeded in inspiring my companions with my own belief, when Captain Len Guy spoke: “Dirk Peters,” he said, “doyou assert that Arthur Pym and you after your departure from Tsalal Island saw land in the direction of the south?”
Len had no bank account, nor had Mama nor Lydia. All Martie's dreams of the future began, included, or ended on the expenditure of this sum. It bought text books, wedding veils, railway tickets in turn.
Then we'll have an excuse for paying the chap a good sum for his work and somehow I feel that we need an excuse for such a gentleman as he is." "That's just the thing. I'll ask them." She was on her way to the telephone when her husband suddenly called after her, "Wait a minute, Len."
“I believe,” said I, falteringly; “but Captain William Guy of the Jane, and Captain Len Guy of the Halbrane ” “Are brothers!” he cried in a loud voice, which was heard by all the crew.
"You have! What do you mean? Seems to me, if I were you, with the kind of a father you have, and a dandy ranch like this I'd be the happiest fellow on " "I haven't any father!" burst out Dave. "And that's the trouble. Oh, it's just as Len Molick said I'm a nameless nobody!" and his voice choked and broke. Mr. Bellmore rode his horse over beside Crow.
Well, Balum he tuck de money, en when he wuz in church he hear de preacher say dat whoever give to de po' len' to de Lord, en boun' to git his money back a hund'd times. So Balum he tuck en give de ten cents to de po', en laid low to see what wuz gwyne to come of it." "Well, what did come of it, Jim?" "Nuffn never come of it.
“You see,” he said, “I do not know how to tell things. My tongue stops. Understand me, I spoke of Pym, poor Pym, did I not?” “Yes,” answered West, sternly; “and what have you to say about Arthur Pym?” “I have to say that he must not be abandoned.” “Abandoned!” I exclaimed. “No, never! It would be cruel too cruel. We must go to seek him.” “To seek him?” repeated Captain Len Guy.
I know nothing whatever about the school, which is a long way off, right away in Devonshire: And it does so grieve me that you couldn't say good-bye to the poor little fellow. He says he shall write to you, and it would be so kind, dear Mr. Lashmar, if you could find a moment to answer him. I know how grateful dear Len would be.
I felt that there was something mysterious about this sullen mariner, and I should have liked to find out what it was. That day, Atkins wanted to know whether Captain Len Guy had made himself less disagreeable. I had to acknowledge that I had been no more fortunate in my negotiations than my host himself, and the avowal surprised him not a little.
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