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"But I was not born under a lucky star." Instead of rigidly bringing down his expenses, as he ought to have done, to four hundred dollars, if he had to live in a garret and cook his own food, Jacob went back to his old boarding-house, and paid four dollars a week. All his other expenses required at least eight dollars more to meet them.
"Lucky for us that the tide is running our way," said Dick. "Not much luck about it. Mr. Streeter knew about the tide. That's why he hurried us off 'fore dinner. Tide'll be other way this evenin'," replied Johnny. "Isn't Mr. Streeter a brick?" "He's all that. Lots o' people 'd have hard times 'f he moved away. He helps th' Injuns, too, when they're in hard luck."
"I'm sorry we broke his boat up like that but I guess we can all take a knot out of our neckties today. Wasn't it lucky he caught the cable, though? I'm delighted that we were able to save him!" "Of course, we couldn't be blamed for running into him," said Tom. "I'm glad we rescued him from his awful predicament and now we'll have to be extra good to him to make up for it!"
An' it sarves 'em right for the vessel was not fit to go to sea; an' they knew it, but were too graspin' to go to the expense o' refittin'. Besides, they've bin what they call so lucky in past years that they thought, I fancy, there was no fear o' their luck departin'." "But I was not thinking of the owners, brother; I was thinking of the consequences to yourself."
"Think so?" he said, and gave his peculiar laugh that had so little mirth in it. "Well, you're right, she is. He'll be a lucky man that gets her and she's to be had, you know. But I'll tell you one thing, it won't be John Clive." "I thought it rather looked," observed Dunn, "as if Miss Cayley might mean " Deede Dawson interrupted with a quick jerk of his head.
"She may think herself lucky he has not answered," said Ermine; "he has always been rather unreasonably angry with her for making the introduction." "That is the reason he has not," added Alison, "for he is certainly not far off. He has been over almost every day to inquire, and played German tactics all Saturday afternoon with Francis to our great relief. But I have stayed away long enough."
And so the explosive substance with which poor Ruby had so grievously imperiled the vessel was now to serve her in good stead, and I now saw what a lucky thing it was that the case had been deposited safely on the reef, instead of be- ing thrown into the sea.
Well, some of the coolies attacked me with lathis, others tried to protect me. Then I was hustled back to the bungalow where those Mohammedan servants that you got for us lucky you did! turned out with rifles, which they said afterwards you'd given them, and wanted to fire on the mob. But I stopped them." "Where was Chunerbutty?" "Oh, he hadn't thrown off the mask yet.
"Can't you think of some way of getting even with him?" "I wish I could, but the worst thing anyone can do is to tackle Deerfoot. We must try to believe we were lucky in getting off as lightly as we did." "Lightly!" sniffed Victor. "I should like to know what you call heavy if that is light." "And he is still mad at us.
'Dartrey won't be back for a week or so; and they're off to Switzerland, after the dinner they give. I heard from him this morning; one of the Clanconans is ill. 'Lucky. But wherever Blathenoy takes her, he must be the same "arid bore," as old Colney says. 'A domestic simoom, said Fenellan, booming it: and Victor had a shudder. 'Awful thing, marriage, to some women!
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