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And it's doosid unfair to Caesar, because he's given up his walk to-day entirely on your account. Ah! I thought that would make you sit up." "My account?" John repeated blankly. "Yes; Caesar would be furious if he knew that I was peaching, but he won't know, and instead of this er trifling affair weakening your good opinion of your pal, it will strengthen it." "Oh, do go on, Caterpillar."
"Faith, I don't know, sir, but the women in Sudsville they all say she's run away, sir, taken her money and gone. She's afraid of Clancy's peaching on her." "By heavens! the thing is clearing itself!" exclaimed Rayner to his gasping and wild-eyed wife. "I must go to the colonel at once with his news." And away he went.
Dawkins gave his hat a ferocious cock, after delivering this sentiment, and looked at Master Bates, as if to denote that he would feel obliged by his saying anything to the contrary. 'I am, repeated the Dodger. 'So's Charley. So's Fagin. So's Sikes. So's Nancy. So's Bet. So we all are, down to the dog. And he's the downiest one of the lot! 'And the least given to peaching, added Charley Bates.
The mate tattling to the cabin boy, and both peaching on the poor sentry, who is, I dare say, more trusty than either one of you two. Go forward, and stay there until you are bidden back. Rank mutiny, by thunder!" Gary stamped his foot, more with the air of one demented than that of a sane and sober commander. Indeed the situation was sufficiently grave without this new complication.
Suppose he was to do all this, and besides to blow upon a plant we've all been in, more or less of his own fancy; not grabbed, trapped, tried, earwigged by the parson and brought to it on bread and water, but of his own fancy; to please his own taste; stealing out at nights to find those most interested against us, and peaching to them. Do you hear me? cried the Jew, his eyes flashing with rage.
"Have no fear," said Burdale; "he is of the right sort, and no risk of his peaching, even if he did find out any thing he should not know." With this assurance, as soon as Jack dismounted, the old man took his horse, and accompanied Burdale round the tower to the stables. The dame, meantime, beckoned to Jack to follow her.
"Yes, I'll hold my tongue till the time comes, and then I'll sarve him out, the cheating wagabond." "Silence, Moggy." "And as for that 'peaching old Corporal Blubber, I'll Wan Spitter him if ever he turns up again to blow the gaff against my own dear Jemmy." "Silence, Moggy there's rowed of all, and a marine at your elbow."
Spofford was staring speechlessly at her niece. "I'd a little sooner you wouldn't say anything to A. A. about me peaching on him," said "Soapy," somewhat nervously. "I shall not 'peach' on you, Soapy," said the girl, a joyous smile suddenly illuminating her face. "Soapy" went out.
The fifth form would fag us, and I and some more struck, and we beat 'em. The good fellows left off directly, and the bullies who kept on soon got afraid." "Was Flashman here then?" "Yes; and a dirty, little, snivelling, sneaking fellow he was too. He never dared join us, and used to toady the bullies by offering to fag for them, and peaching against the rest of us."
If one has nerve enough to do it, there is nothing like working singly; when two or three men are engaged, there is always the risk of one being caught and turning Queen's evidence, or of there being a quarrel, and of his peaching from revenge.
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