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"That's true enow, Johnny; you was sarcy. But I'm thinking of the trouble we may get into over at Anerley about it." "I'll carry that, lass. My back's as broad as Stephen's. What more can they want for her than a fine young fellow, a credit to his business and the country? Lord! how I hate them rough coast-riders! it wouldn't be good for them to come here."

Serve you right for being sarcy; you'll behave better next time." "I hope so," I said meekly. "Dishy gave you his lecture, then, and walked you off to the skipper, eh?" "Yes," I said. "Well, it's of no use for you to be grumpy. You've had your lesson, and now you've got to behave yourself." "Yes." "And I am very glad to see you are so humble. Aren't you, Tanner?" "Yes," said Barkins gruffly.

Jimmy's face was still clouded, and he made no response to his friend's cheery greeting. "I say, Theo," he began, "I'd like to know what you meant by it, anyhow." "What's the trouble, Jimmy? What do you mean?" "What d'you mean by luggin' that thievin', sarcy Carrots over t' the stand this mornin' an' stuffin' him with grub, an' never askin' him for a red cent?"

A wicked wite man's bad snuff, dur Lord nose! but dey so dam wite, an so kussed sarcy, day doun no no better, so dar's some appolleragee fur 'em; but I gin yer for th noe as how, a wicked nigger can nibber scape frum de vengence ob de Lord-day's no use playin possum any more dan day was ob Joner coorin it into de wale's belly! I tink I see you look round. Yer's better! Fer wot I tells yer's trufe!

"I know I didn't ought to ax a parson to shin up a tree for me; but, Lord bless you, there ain't no sarcy little boys a-looking on, and here's a poor fellow mostly dying for it." Miss Rolleston looked at Mr. Hazel with alarm in every feature; and whispered, "Cabbage from the tree. Is he wandering?" Hazel smiled. "No," said he.

It tante much different from stump oratory in America arter all, or speakin' off a whiskey barrel, is it? It's a sort of divil me-kear-kind o' audience; independent critters, that look at a feller full in the face, as sarcy as the divil; as much as to say, 'Talk away, my old 'coon, you won't alter me, I can tell you, it's all Bunkum.

Now, don't ye think dat de Lord must have meant me to make de pie-crust, and you to stay in de parlor? Dar! I was jist so sarcy, Mas'r George." "And what did mother say?" said George. "Say? why, she kinder larfed in her eyes dem great handsome eyes o' hern; and, says she, 'Well, Aunt Chloe, I think you are about in the right on 't, says she; and she went off in de parlor.

Kitty didn't, but just wrastled with it like a good one, till she got it turned, banged, and spread to suit her; then she plumped down in the middle of it, with a sarcy little nod and chuckle to herself, that tickled me mightily. 'Plucky, thinks I, 'better 'n' better. Jest then an old woman came flyin' out the back-door, callin', 'Kitty! Kitty!

And then, if one of the gentlemen lost a fish with their clumsiness Oh, Father! to hear 'em let out at me and my landing-net, and curse fit to fright the devil! Dash their sarcy tongues! Eh! Don't old Harry know their ways? Don't he know 'em, now? 'Ay, said the young man, bitterly.

Joe Dance, answer to your name." "Ay, ay," came in a growl. "Dick Bannock." "Here." "Bill Billings." "What's left on me, mate." "Sam Grote." "Here, but ain't got no head." "Bob Stepney." "Here; and wish I warn't," came surlily out of the darkness. "Don't you be sarcy 'fore your orficers, Bob, or there may be a row," said Tom Fillot, sharply.