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I then had breakfast brought in, and after we had finished my friends left me. When we were once more alone, one of the rascals addressed me as follows: "We are too honest, sir, to take advantage of your position. You have been unfortunate, but all men are sometimes unfortunate, and we ask nothing better than a mutual accommodation.
"Alone!" exclaimed the captain, unconsciously raising his voice. "There's a dozen as black-handed rascals in it as ever went unswung." "Do you know them?" "Jim Waters does." "Why haven't you told me sooner? How long has it been going on?" "Almost ever since the deluge stopped, I think; but it was only last night that Waters got on the track of it, and only now that he told me.
As we came square with the two proas, all our larboard guns were given to them, and this ended the affair. I think the nearest of the rascals got it this time, for away she went, after her consort, both running off towards the islands. We made a little show of chasing, but it was only a feint; for we were too glad to get away from them, to be in earnest.
"Lock him up in that stateroom at once, and I'll have something more to tell you," Mr. Buckley ordered. The order was speedily obeyed; then all gathered eagerly about the government officer. "The situation is this," the latter began. "When those rascals raided this boat they robbed me of my gun and I suppose they got yours, too, didn't they, Mr. Baker?"
Leaping from his horse and helping Kay to his feet, Gaheris sternly bade his antagonists to tell their names or they should die. "Beware what you do," said the second knight. "This is King Mark of Cornwall, and I am his cousin Andred." "You are traitors both," cried Gaheris, in a fury, "and have laid this ambush for us. It were a pity to let such craven rascals live."
Murray, we shall go on at a sharp trot; but you are both well mounted, I see." Then he said in an undertone: "I don't believe they will venture anything when they see how strong we are. If the rascals do, I shall make a dash, standing at nothing; but at the first threatenings get the boy away. My instructions are that the prisoners are not to escape alive!"
Whether they caught the brigands at the well or on the way to their mountain homes was of no great importance. Ramabai was quite certain that the result would be the same. The colonel grumbled a good deal. Supposing the rascals did not smoke; what then? "They will smoke," declared Ramabai confidently. "The old rascal of whom we bought the opium has entertained them more than once.
As we approached the scene of action, we caught sight of a number of what at a distance I should have fancied were ordinary dogs with sharp muzzles, short, erect ears, and bushy tails hovering round the spot. "They're dingoes!" cried Guy. "The rascals have already commenced operations on one of the bulls. We must drive them off or old Bob won't have much meat to carry home."
Do you suppose that rascals have not affections like other people? hearts, madam ay, hearts and family ties which they cherish? As the Doctor lived on with this charming family he began to regret that he had sunk all his money in annuities, and could not, as he repeatedly vowed he would, leave his savings to his adopted children. He used to encourage Mrs.
This is the fourth case of the kind which has recently occurred; and now clever judges have hit upon the cause which has disabled so many good horses, after the rascals of the Ring have succeeded in laying colossal amounts against them.
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