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While you were bent over the spot where he had been digging, he meant to touch off a mine that must have been planted and laid days ago. Millard, you rascal, if you suspected that you were being watched, it was your idea to lead the shadow out here, get him over that mine and touch it off!" The prisoner's eyes flashed. "That was your game, wasn't it?" demanded Benson, angrily.
That fellow Bloundell, who taught you card-playing at Oxbridge, was with Strong; and time, I think, has brought out his valuable qualities, and rendered him a more accomplished rascal than he was during your undergraduateship. But the king of the place was the famous Colonel Altamont, who was carrying all before him, giving flies to the whole society, and breaking the bank, it was said."
"Yes, the rascal knew the lieutenant as well as I know you, commandant; and the reason of it is, that the scoundrel was one of the emigrants whom we brought here eighteen months ago." "Are you sure of what you say?" "As sure as I see you, commandant.
"That is right, Terry," said Bill; "it's only wimin an' bits o' boys as throws wather on a drowned rat, not as I mane to say the owld rascal is past mischief yet. I believe he'll do some more afore the divil takes 'im intirely; but I mane that Him as sits up aloft is able to do His own work without your helping Him."
Pretty soon he made the acquaintance of one who had been a miner, and was able to give him the information he needed before climbing another canyon. "Dutch Mike" was the name this person bore, for reasons he did not explain. He was a black-eyed and dangerous-looking rascal, and when the subject of mines and mining was broached, he opened up the flood-gates of an amazing reservoir of profanity.
Few there were who could have distanced him, and certainly the rascal who was out of training in athletic lines could not. A few more strides, and John grabbed the man by the coat. "Now I've got you!" the Indian shouted. A moment later the two went down in a heap, the man's legs having slipped from under him. But, even in the fall, John did not let go his hold. The man kept one hand in his pocket.
This rascal does not throw away his powder on sparrows; he shoots only at emperors." The poor soldier was completely overcome with the idea that he might have killed the little corporal, whom he adored as much as did the rest of the army; and it was with great difficulty he could say, "Pardon, Sire, but I was obeying orders; and if you did not answer, it was not my fault.
However base and treacherous and low her reason told her Frederic Hoff must be, her refractory heart persisted in beating faster at the prospect of his coming. Hitherto not much given to self-analysis, she now found herself wondering at herself. What could be the matter with her? Why must she love this rascal?
That ain't no fun, sir." "Don't you suppose I know fun when I meet it in the road, you little rascal? You stay here till it's all over and then I want you to come down to the yacht, and we'll have some dinner. Then I'll put you up for the night and to-morrow morning we'll go to New York together, eh? How's that?" But Tommy said: "Nawser. We can't go yet. Somebody sent me to bring you.
"And a rascal of a Whig, and that's worse," added Charles; "but I'll have it out of him!" "Take care, Charley; if you offend him, and he does really belong to those those creatures" Lucy lowered her voice "who knows what they might do to you?" Charles laughed long and loud. "I'll take care of that," he said, swinging out at the door.
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