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Long after he had expected her to, she went about and they began to close in upon each other. He could see that even with shortened canvas she was staggering drunkenly under the fierce impacts of the wind. For himself, it was nip-and-tuck, now, and no man in his normal sense would have risked a sixpence on the boat's chance to live until she crossed the brigantine's bows.
Why, only six weeks ago, Apollyon was for cooking Bonaparte on a waffle iron, and yesterday the two went out to the Cimmerian links together and played a mixed foursome, Bonaparte and Medusa playing against Apollyon and Delilah." "Dear me! Really?" I cried. "That must have been an interesting match." "It was, and up to the very last it was nip-and-tuck between 'em," said Boswell.
By this time Dick and Fred were coming up, slowly but surely. It seemed to be nip-and-tuck between them, and the friends of each cheered wildly. "Go it, Dick; you can come in second anyway!" "Make him follow you, Fred! You can do it if you try!" On and on went the racers, Mumps still ten feet ahead, Fred and Dick side by side, and the others in a bunch just back of them.
But we've shown we could outspeed them when the Sky-Bird was all right, and now we ought to be about an even match for them," said John. "That means a nip-and-tuck race of it, then, the rest of the way," commented Paul. At this point a bright idea struck Bob. "Say, fellows," he cried, "why can't we send a wire message from here to Mr.
"Well," continued the Orderly, "Cap had been waxed by Cap Summerville two games hand-running, and they were nip-and-tuck on the third, and just as impatient and cross as they always are when they're neck-and-neck in the last heat. The tent-flap raised, and in walked Russell and Humphreys soft and quietlike, as if they were going into the sitting-room for evening prayers.
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