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I've 'ad 'im three days now." Yes; the child had had him three days, and an amazing experience it had been to her. During that brief period she had become a confirmed staggerer, being utterly incapable of walking with baby in her arms.
'Quilp offers me this place, which he says he can insure me, resumed Dick after a thoughtful silence, and telling off the circumstances of his position, one by one, upon his fingers; 'Fred, who, I could have taken my affidavit, would not have heard of such a thing, backs Quilp to my astonishment, and urges me to take it also staggerer, number one!
In this line, Jack was a discriminating anthologist, and, moreover, a judicious adapter all his gestes being related in the first-person-singular. His autobiographical record was a staggerer; but I happened to recognise amongst his affaires de coeur several very old acquaintances, and made allowance accordingly.
But there was no pig there on that first night; I didn't buy the pig until long afterwards. And, besides, what I heard THAT night talked; it said, 'Oh, Lord! Patrick Henry may be a smart pig, but he can't talk." This was something of a staggerer, but the captain was still certain he was on the right track. "Then somethin' else was there," he declared.
Now, this was a sort of a staggerer, for I hadn't made up my mind how much I was goin' to ask; but there wasn't time for no more thinkin' about it, and so says I, plum, 'A hundred dollars, and there was some expenses besides. 'Well, well, says he, 'that seems like a good deal, just for bringin' a little gal from school.
Right on top of that staggerer came a hook that landed on the youngster's forehead with such force that Quimby fell over backward. He tried to catch himself, but failed, and lurched to the ground. " six, seven, eight " counted the timekeeper. Quimby staggered bravely to his feet, but stood there, his knees wobbling, his arms all but hanging at his side. Dan did not try to hit.
That settled, Kamrasi wished to know if we had any specked cows, or cows of any peculiar colour, and would we like to change four large cows for four small ones, as he coveted some of ours. This was a staggerer. We had totally failed, then, in conveying to this stupid king the impression that we were not mere traders, ready to bargain with him.
Do you want to starve the horses and see 'em die of thirst? Here, I say, my lad," he whispered, "don't let any of the boys hear that. You've hit the weak point of the defence a regular staggerer. You're quite right; but we must hold on, and perhaps after a good peppering they'll draw off.
They stand, as close up to the musicians as they can get, their hands behind their backs, their eyes big. Occasionally a leg hops, an arm wags. A tiny staggerer, overcome, turns round twice, sits down solemn, and then gets up again. "Ain't it lovely?" whispers a small girl behind her hand.
"Yes, it's a fight," I answered, "unless Conway will ask Wallace's pardon, promise never to hector me in future and put back my hair!" This last condition was rather a staggerer. "I sha'n't do nothing of the sort," said Conway, sulkily. "Then the thing must go on," said Adams, with dignity. "Rodgers, as I understand it, is your second, Conway? Bailey, come here. What's the row about?"
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