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Lots of people talked right out loud while he was speakin' and said, "Yes," "That's it," "That's what it does for you," and such like. And he sat down, but popped right up again and said there was a man in town who needed the prayers of the church and he says, "You all know him Joe Pink." Of course we all knew Joe Pink, who was the honorariest man in town, and a good deal in jail.
Then the clattering of iron links, as the cables were ranged for letting go, was followed by a whoop of interest, and the ex-salesman popped into sight in the bows, deep in an examination of the tumbler gear that released the big anchors. Barry scanned the river mouth closely, dubiously. The available channel was barely wide enough to pass, even with good luck.
But into the latter's head popped so many questions all together, at the mention of a creature with so strange a name, that for the moment he could not for the life of him get any one of them into words. He merely gasped. And Uncle Andy, delighted with this apparent self-restraint, went on graciously. "You're improving a lot," said he. "You're getting quite a knack of holding your tongue.
But the barrel soon popped up on the surface, and a few moments later the animal's body appeared and rolled over on its back. Our skiff rejoined it, took it in tow, and headed to the Nautilus. It took pulleys of great strength to hoist this dugong onto the platform. The beast weighed 5,000 kilograms. It was carved up in sight of the Canadian, who remained to watch every detail of the operation.
Laurie enjoyed that immensely, and when she told about the prim old gentleman who came once to woo Aunt March, and in the middle of a fine speech, how Poll had tweaked his wig off to his great dismay, the boy lay back and laughed till the tears ran down his cheeks, and a maid popped her head in to see what was the matter. "Oh! That does me no end of good.
In her new situation it was essential that she should do something for the war. Therefore she knitted, being a good knitter, and her knitting generally lay about. She popped into the dining-room to see if the table was well set for dinner. It was, but in order to show that Marie did not know everything, she rearranged somewhat the flowers in the central bowl.
"So he will! Well, I'm off for my game of golf. Perhaps the Navy will be a bit more efficient to-day." "I'm sure you will both play perfectly!" said Miss Mapp. Diva had "popped" into the grocer's.
The moon was straight above them, and the night was almost as bright as day, when he went down again to hunt for Gray Wolf. At the foot of the rock a big white rabbit popped up ahead of him, and he gave chase. For half a mile he pursued, until the wolf instinct in him rose over the dog, and he gave up the futile race.
"How that? My brother had so many, I had so many!" counting on his fingers "One gone!" And he forgot how hungry he was as he dug for the missing squirrel. All at once he came upon a bigger hole adjoining the cooking hole. While he stood wondering what to do, out popped a great big spider. "I'll catch you!" cried the spider.
Corks popped from bottles with loud explosions, the darkies greeted the sallies of wit with boisterous laughter and surreptitiously emptied the glasses. The fun grew fast and furious, the thoughts of the revelers flowing in the usual channels of such feasts.
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