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He was at this time a victim to a fresh attack, and had therefore sent his confidential steward into the town to tell Heron that he approved of his son's choice, and that he would protect Alexander from pursuit.
It is part of an English education." "I myself have some pretensions to playing a good game. Well, here are three of us, and a dummy " "As you please, sir," replied Phileas Fogg, heartily glad to resume his favorite pastime even on the railway. Passepartout was despatched in search of the steward, and soon returned with two packs of cards, some pins, counters and a shelf covered with cloth.
The head steward seemed to understand as well as speak English, but the table-stewards had only an effect of English, which they eked out with "Bleace!" for all occasions of inquiry, apology, or reassurance, as the equivalent of their native "Bitte!" Otherwise there was no reason to suppose that they did not speak German, which was the language of a good half of the passengers.
He was not exactly at his ease, but he kept his feet better than any of the other gentlemen, and he set himself to supply the place of valet to his uncle, and of maid to me, going to and fro between our cabins as best he could, for he fell and rolled whenever he tried to more; sharp shriek or howl, or a message through the steward, summoned him back to M. le Marquis, who had utterly forgotten all his politeness and formality towards the ladies.
Michael wagged his tail, flattened his ears, even his crinkled ear, a trifle, and smiled, all in a casual way of recognition, smelled out the room to make doubly sure that there was no scent of Steward, and lay down on the floor. When Del Mar spoke to him, he looked up and gazed at him. "Now, my boy, times have changed," Del Mar addressed him in cold, brittle tones.
"Only a waist-hammock-cloth, sir, ready fitted." "We must expend that; `no old on charge. Send it on shore to the cottage, and I shall want some pitch." "We've lots of that, your honour." "That will do, Mr Hurley; desire the sentry to tell my steward to come here." "Yes, your honour."
These are still caulked and tight and fastened on the inside, as they have been since the passage of Cape Horn began. Mr. Pike put one of the sail-makers at the wheel, and the steward, relieved and starting below, was attracted to the port quarter, where the patent log that towed astern was made fast.
Then Copley Banks glanced at the steward, and the man took a coil of rope from the shot-rack behind him. "Captain Sharkey," said Copley Banks, "do you remember the Duchess of Cornwall, hailing from London, which you took and sank three years ago off the Statira Shoal?" "Curse me if I can bear their names in mind," said Sharkey. "We did as many as ten ships a week about that time."
This young gentleman, all in his glory, was lording it over poor Dobb's, the long-suffering steward, at a fine rate, I noticed, making Mr Stormcock waxy with his remarks about the fare. This, really, was not at all bad in quality nor scanty in quantity, as the irate master's mate asseverated with considerable heat.
The sick man Duryea whom I had expected never to see again, afterward became the hospital steward at Fort Yamhill, Oregon, when I was stationed there. The Indians that I had passed at the ford came to the bluff above the camp, and arranging themselves in a squatting posture, looked down upon Williamson's party with longing eyes, in expectation of a feast.
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