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Another of his sources of fearful pleasure was to pass long winter evenings with the old Dutch wives, as they sat spinning by the fire, with a row of apples roasting and spluttering along the hearth, and listen to their marvellous tales of ghosts and goblins, and haunted fields, and haunted brooks, and haunted bridges, and haunted houses, and particularly of the headless horseman, or Galloping Hessian of the Hollow, as they sometimes called him.
It was reported that 700,000 shells had been fired in the space of four hours, for which period this preliminary bombardment lasted. The Russian line was turned into a spluttering chaos of earth, stones, trees, and human bodies. The German and Austrian batteries then proceeded to extend the range, and poured a hurricane or shells behind the enemy's front line.
In my day there was not all this chopping and changing." I pointed out that he might at least express his joy that I was to be at home another day, and fuming and spluttering we returned to the D's. It's rather an anti-climax, after saying good-bye and receiving everyone's blessing, to turn up suddenly once more!
Some of the wolves, more eager than their comrades, had already passed by the mine laid for them, and so were a little startled by the spluttering little stream of fire that passed them as it made its way along the trunk of that tree.
"I haven't seen a fly since I've been here!" I was spluttering to White Mountain about it and wishing I had pushed him over the edge, but the Chief thought it was funny. He said the man must have been a butcher. It is a strange fact that tourists will not listen to what Rangers tell them to do or not to do.
Oh, but this is a dandy race! Pull away, you can't beat me! Oh! There goes an oar," and, bang! went one of the rubber boots against the base board, and Tom made a leap if diving into the water after it, sprawling and spluttering as he pretended to swim. "He's got the nightmare again!" shouted out Sam, quick to understand Tom's dodge. "Tom, wake up there!" "The nightmare!" echoed Mr. Strong.
"Yes, but not all of you just one or two. Help him I say!" The spluttering Mokei, however, said to the Morduine and myself: "No; do you move away, mates, for I shall best help myself. Never you mind." And, sure enough, he did succeed in drawing himself out on to the ice without assistance. Whereafter he remarked as he shook himself: "A nice pickle, this, to be in!
Half stunned, choking, spluttering he somehow floundered to his feet; and when he could get his eyes a little cleared of water he found himself wavering face to face with a blurred vision of Milla Rust. She had risen up out of the pod and stood knee deep, like a lovely drenched figure in a fountain.
"It's n-n-thing!" returned Kate, spluttering still. Pixie had flipped over a page with a deft movement, and sat with hands folded on her lap, a picture of lamblike innocence. For the rest of the time allowed for preparation she worked really well, inspired by the remembrance that she had made Kate laugh, and drawn a caricature which even Esmeralda herself must have approved.
Then came a fearful crash, and he emerged again with the rim of a pot about his neck and his countenance veiled in a coating of what I took to be honey. "Where is Mameena?" I asked him as he sat up spluttering. "Where I wish I was," he answered in a thick voice; "at a kraal five hours' journey away." Well, that was the first I heard of Mameena.
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