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"I'm no sure o' that," rejoined the second mate positively; "charts are not always to be depended on, and I've heard that whalers have been up hereabouts before now." "Perhaps you are right, Mr. Saunders," replied the captain, smiling; "nevertheless, I shall take observations, and name the various headlands, until I find that others have been here before me.
A pretty thing, truly, if I were to miss him and lose myself in this out-of-the-way place, I'll let him know that it is his business to attend to me instead of running about to look after dead savages, or live Englishmen either." The guide, however, soon reappeared, saying, as he rejoined his companion, "There are red skins enough lying in the wood yonder.
Smallbones took the lead, because he was the more courageous of the two, and the corporal following, proved he tacitly admitted it. "He be a real bit of stuff, that 'ere Phil Smallbones," said one of the men. "I thinks he be a supernatural himself, for my part," rejoined Spurey. "At all events, he ar'n't afeard of him," said another.
They were cold and bitter; Danton complained violently, and Robespierre was reserved. "I know," said Danton, "all the hatred the committee bear me; but I do not fear it." "You are wrong," replied Robespierre; "it entertains no ill designs against you; but you would do well to have an explanation." "An explanation?" rejoined Danton, "an explanation? That requires good faith!"
"I don't know," said Kate, suddenly relapsing into gloomy cynicism. "Possibly to put his five daughters to school; perhaps to finish his young wife, and warn her against us." "He didn't look old, and he didn't seem like a married man," rejoined Addy thoughtfully. "That was his art, you poor creature!" returned Kate scornfully.
'If we mean the same gentleman, as I suppose we do, Hugh rejoined softly, 'I tell you this he's as good and quick information about everything as here he paused and looked round, as if to make sure that the person in question was not within hearing, 'as Old Nick himself. Have you done that, master? How slow you are! 'It's quite fast now, said Gashford, rising.
The knight rejoined the Court, made himself agreeable to everyone, and returned to the Palace of Pezare, whom he told that their fortunes were made, because on the morrow, at night, he would sleep with the queen.
"What do you want with me, Nance?" asked the squire, somewhat impatiently. "I must beg to observe that I cannot be troubled further on your account, and am greatly afraid aspersions may be thrown on my character, if I am seen talking with you." "A few words wi' me winna injure your character, squire," rejoined Nance, "an it's on your account an naw on my own that ey ha' brought you here.
"Every one is waiting for you," announced Betty, pulling her gently by the sleeve. "Come on, Libbie, we're all going. We've seen the whole house." Libbie followed in a sort of daze, and when they rejoined the others she seemed to be still in a brown study. "For goodness sake," prodded Bobby impatiently, "what were you doing back there? We nearly went off and left you.
It was some minutes after his caller ceased speaking that the silence was broken. "Well," Covington said at length, coldly, "does the matter interest you?" "I was deliberating," the lawyer rejoined, almost as if in apology. "Do you think you can discover anything of interest?" Levy smiled blandly. "How can I say as yet?" he replied, conservatively.
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