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They are for the dinner of a very different and very respectable family; for Lady Susan Scraper, and her daughters, Miss Scraper and Miss Emily Scraper.
"Whew!" said Corks, stiffening up to get all the tickle of the big vulcanite scraper. "If we were playing pony for pony, we would bend those Archangels double in half an hour. But they'll bring up fresh ones and fresh ones and fresh ones after that you see." "Who cares?" said Polaris. "We've drawn first blood. Is my hock swelling?" "Looks puffy," said Corks. "You must have had rather a wipe.
You're thin, but you're not thin enough for that. Yes, I mean you, and don't you give me any of your impudence either. Look at those women out there. Right spang in the way of the scraper. Isn't that a woman all over? A woman and a hen, I don't know which is Well, hel-lo! Where'd you come from? How's all the folks? Where's Lizzie? Didn't she come with you? Aw, isn't that too bad? Scalding hot! Ts!
In this last gift of quietude of soul to her husband she recognized the answer to her prayers of years. "Well now," said Diana, running to the window, "I should like to know what Biah Carter is coming here about." "Oh, Biah's been very kind to us in this sickness," said Mrs. Pitkin, as Biah's feet resounded on the scraper. "Good evenin', Deacon," said Biah, entering, "Good evenin', Mrs. Pitkin.
'Be cust if I would keep any such oath! But here's the pa'son, if my ears don't deceive me. There was a noise of horse's hoofs without, a stumbling against the door- scraper, a tethering to the window-shutter, a creaking of the door on its hinges, and a voice which Swithin recognized as Mr. Torkingham's.
Scraper left me here, to take care of the house, and and I shall have to tell him that you went into the parlour and took things out of the cupboard." There was silence for a moment, silence, all but the throbbing that seemed as if it must deafen the child, as it was choking him. He stood looking at the ground, his face in a flame, his eyes full of hot, smarting tears.
The Skipper had raised his eyebrows at the name of Scraper, and was now looking curiously at the boy. "Who is that you say?" he asked. "Scraper, your cousin? And of your father, young gentleman, why do you not speak of him?" "My father is dead," replied little John. "And my mother too, a good while ago. I don't remember father.
It was the pole round which the boys had built him up. "Ah, now I understand why he had such a great longing for the stove," said the yard-dog. "Why, there's the shovel that is used for cleaning out the stove, fastened to the pole." The Snow Man had a stove scraper in his body; that was what moved him so. "But it's all over now. Away, away." And soon the winter passed.
He said he wouldn't stay, as he didn't care much for the smell of the paint, and fell over the scraper as he went out. Must get the scraper removed, or else I shall get into a SCRAPE. I don't often make jokes. April 5. Two shoulders of mutton arrived, Carrie having arranged with another butcher without consulting me. Gowing called, and fell over scraper coming in. MUST get that scraper removed.
He had been wishing himself two men, nay, three: one at the bank, and one at the gates, and one carrying word to Finlayson. "Can I do anything else?" "Yes; make Finlayson's camp quick as you can," Travis panted over a shovelful of dirt he was heaving. "Yes; what shall I tell him?" "Tell him to send up everything he has got; every man and team and scraper."
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