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"Them say, 'You come back, Queenie," she explained in her broken Queensland English. "'Boupari women love you very much. Boupari women glad you come. You kind; you beautiful! All Boupari men and women very much pleased with you and the gentleman, because you give back him cocoanut and fruit that you pick in the storm, and because you bring down fresh fire from heaven."
To him, life was his business, and to the long end business mastered his emotions. I have no faith in you! In the depth of my soul something cries out: 'He is not true. His life is false. To leave me that was right, but, monsieur, not as you left me. You pick the fruit and eat it and spit upon the ground the fibre and the skin. I am no longer the slave of your false eloquence.
Colonel Hammerton took a notion to pick me up when he rode over the ground he had soaked with the blood of my people ground that belonged to my people," shrieked the woman, straightening herself up and shaking her fists in the air. Benny liked that. Even Fanny gazed at the strange creature with fascination.
When you fire I want you to pick out your man two men or, rather, a man and a boy, if you can do it. I may be on hand to take part myself, but there is a possibility that I may be ordered elsewhere." "And you are willing to pay me five hundred extra for picking out my target, Vorlange?" "You've struck it." "Who is the man?" "Can I trust you?" "Yes." "Pawnee Brown."
To his amazement, the hostler declined: "Sorry, Master Leslie, but the Boss's express orders was have you do it yourself." Leslie's eyes flashed. This was insubordination, indeed! Wasn't he master at San Leon, now? Then Captain Lem drew near, to pick up the brush and explain in a matter-of-fact way: "Best never rub anything nor anybody the wrong way, lad!
Somebody else came up to Jevons and told him that there were three or four wounded men somewhere inside the Town Hall, but that the place was on fire and it was absolutely impossible to get them out. He advised us to pick up the men who were lying in the street, and clear out. I saw Jevons nod his head as if he agreed and consented. I saw him get out of the car.
The very small boy was handed over to tutors, whose instructions were to make Latin his first language, and even his mother and servants were compelled to pick up enough Latin words to carry on some sort of conversation with him.
"Oh, never fear! The masters won't know anything at all about it if we can help it. We shall pick our opportunity. But look here, Brady, you've got to captain us!" "Bothered if I do!" said Jack. "Very well, don't! Go over to the boarders instead, as you want to, and repeat everything we've told you." Bacon spoke angrily. "Piggy-wig, don't be a fool!
Ignoring their leader none other than Martin himself he turned upon Mr. Blee, who chanced to be nearest, and struck from his hand a pick. "What be these blasted hookem-snivey dealings, then?" Will thundered out, "an' who be you, you auld twisted thorn, to come here stealin' my stone in the dead o' night?"
"I don't know your brother," she said, with philosophic calmness; "perhaps he is not. Oh, I have grown ever so much older," she went on. "I took literature lessons, and from that I learned many beautiful things." Tormenting envy awoke in him. "Do pick up that book." He did so. "Do you know that?" "Ah, then you don't know anything! Oh, how much there is in that book! I must lend it to you.
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