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What! do you think that I, a Christian woman, am going to send you in your blind, brutal vengeance to commit the greatest crime you possibly could commit?" "Crime, Hannah! why, it is a holy duty!" "Duty, Reuben! Do you live in the middle of the nineteenth century, in a Christian land, and have you been going to church all your life, and hearing the gospel of peace preached to this end?" "Yes!
"Come, Reuben," I said, in a whisper, "let us get away, quick." He looked at me in surprise, but in a few moments the old meeting- house was hidden behind us among the trees. Dapple's feet scarcely touched the ground; but I sat silent, absorbed, and almost overwhelmed. "Didn't didn't thee like what mother said?" Reuben asked, after a while, a little hurt.
"Aweel, Reuben," said Jeanie, "ye maun just look up a text in Scripture, as ye did when ye wanted siller before just look up a text in the Bible." "Ah, Jeanie," said Butler, laughing and pressing her hand at the same time, "the best people in these times can only work miracles once."
But presently he said, "Reuben thee said was thy name?" "Yes, sir," said the lad. "Well," said Mr. Wholesome, after buying him a large and very brown horse gingerbread, two doughnuts and a small pie, "when you think it worth while to hit a fellow, never slap his face, because then he will strike you hard with his fist, which hurts, Reuben.
"Father told us to make haste home; but he has gone off in the `Rescue' with Uncle Reuben Lanaherne to look after the `Sea-Gull, which they say has lost her mast, and was seen driving on the Gull Rock; there is little hope of any of the poor lads escaping aboard her." "What is that you say," shrieked poor Nelly; "the `Sea-Gull' driving on shore?"
The short-sighted tremulous Reuben, staring uncomfortably about him at the town splendours in which 'Davy' lived, had to have the child's hand put into his by Dora before he could pull himself together enough to respond. 'I'm glad to see tha, my little dear. he said, awkwardly dropping his hat and umbrella as he stooped to salute her.
Then her bluff bows bore her up and, with a leap, she sprang forward and sped along before the gale. "I have seen as sudden a squall among the Greek islands," Captain Reuben shouted in the mate's ear; "but never elsewhere. I hope that this may prove as short as do the gales in that quarter." "I hope so," the mate replied, "for we know not how far the land may be distant."
All should be settled by to-morrow night; and if some one this minute brought the wherewithal I haven't one 'pon whom I dare to lay my hand to ask to undertake the job." "Then 'tis no use harpin' 'pon it any more," said Joan; while Eve gave a sigh, concurring in what she said, both of them knowing well that if Reuben gave it up the thing must be hopeless indeed.
I'll try and help a little, however, and will prescribe for you after I've seen Zillah;" and he and Mr. Yocomb went into the parlor, while Reuben, with a triumphant chuckle, started for the barn.
He says an old native came in this morning and took every last one of them he doesn't remember just how many. I believe they're going to speculate on them; and if Reuben Camp serves me a trick like that Why," she broke off, "I believe I'll speculate on them myself. I should like to know why I shouldn't.
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