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He would by no means curtail the wealth of Dives or better the condition of Lazarus; but thinks it good policy for the former to refrain from piling his plate so high in the presence of the hungry plebs, lest the latter cease crying for crumbs and swipe the tablecloth! Dr. Rainsford is a paid servant of Dives, his duly ordained Pandarus.
"You will pardon my candor, but you certainly look like the devil. There's a rip in your trousers that needs explaining and that swipe on your face reminds me of a map of the Mississippi done in red ink. Let me introduce myself to you as the Governor. Among the powers that prey that is my proud cognomen, not to say alias. Now please be frank what mischief brings you here at this pale hour?"
"We got into a fight," snarled Astro, "when he wanted to send me into a firing chamber without letting it cool off first." "There are two of us now, Astro!" said Ross. Astro nodded slowly. "That's right. Two of you!" Suddenly he dove toward the two men, arms outstretched. With one mighty swipe of the wrench he knocked Quent unconscious.
Dar's ole Brer Fox, he des wheel 'roun' en fetch his flank one swipe wid 'is tongue en he'd be koam up; en Brer Rabbit, he des spit on his han' en twis' it 'roun' 'mongst de roots er his years en his ha'r'd be roach. Dey wuz dat flirtashus," continued the old man, closing one eye at his image in the glass, "dat Miss Meadows en de gals don't se no peace fum one week een' ter de udder.
"The British landed a swipe o' men at Amboy this mornin', makin' us fall back mighty quick ter Bonumtown, an' there, arter the orficers confabulated, it wuz decided thet as the bloody-backs wuz too strong ter fight, the militia and the flyin' camp thereabouts hed better go home an' look ter their families. An' so we uns come off with the rest."
"Keep up your pluck, child!" she shouted. "We'll come out all right." Again the Stazy staggered under the side swipe of a big wave. "Ye-ow!" yelped Tom in the stern, almost diving overboard. "Steady!" shouted Skipper Gordon, excitedly. "Steady she is, Captain!" rejoined Ruth Fielding, and actually laughed. "How can you, Ruth?" complained Jennie, clinging to Henri Marchand.
I wouldna' kneel," he continued, "so one o' them put his weight on my shoulders " He looked at one of the guards, who, entering promptly into the spirit of the play, put his massive weight on the German's shoulders, and looked to Macalister for further instructions. "Then," said Macalister, "the ither guard gave me a swipe across the back o' the knees."
"'Salva-a-tion! goes up from the stands in one big yell. "'There he goes! hollers some swipe across the track, 'n' then everything is quiet. "Miss Goodloe's got her fingers stuck into my arm till it hurts. But that don't bother me. "'Isn't it wonderful? she says, but the pink's gone out of her cheeks. She's real pale . . .
He gives one look at the bowed tendon. "'Anybody that'll lead this hoss off the track, gets him 'n' a month's feed, he says. "Before you could spit I has that bird by the head. His swipe ain't goin' to let go of him, but Cal says: 'Turn him loose, boy! 'N' I'm on my way with the bird. "That's the first one I ever owns. Jameson loans me a stall fur him.
"Of course you may, Buller; the more the merrier," was the reply; "only, if you are so wide as to miss the net, you must go after the ball yourself." And Robarts raised his bat, prepared for a good swipe if the ball came within reach, which he did not much expect.
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