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He wanted to learn the burglar's point of view. Incidentally, he reflected with amusement, as he recalled his wager, he might pick up a few useful hints. The man on the floor sat up, and rubbed the back of his head ruefully. "Gee!" he muttered. "I t'ought some guy had t'rown de buildin' at me." "It was only little me," said Jimmy. "Sorry if I hurt you at all.
Just then Father Brady come by, as luck ardered, an' recomminded us would we keep the peace. He knew well I 'd had my provocation; 't was to herself he spoke first. You'd think she owned the whole corporation. I wished I 'd t'rown her over into the wather, so I did, before he come by at all. 'T was on the bridge the two of us were.
"Don't ye know that straw-pile's apt to blow over if ye disturb the air about it. Ye just saved yeer skin by about four inches. If ye'd let me run out on that toy I'd have t'rown ye over it, that I would." The brakesman continued to grin.
"He talks like his mouth was full, an' he's got a scare t'rown inter him so's his teeth have got de jiggles." Helena caught the Flopper's arm and shook him angrily. "What are you talking about what is it?" she demanded fiercely. "It's de porter from de private car," said the Flopper, wriggling away from her. "He drove out here. De lady's on de toboggan sick. She's askin' fer youse an' "
When they had pulled out of earshot, the old man turned ruefully to the mate: "Five pounds clean t'rown away, mister! Foine I know the Rickmers can baate us, but I wasn't goin' t' let that ould 'squarehead' have it all his own way! Divil th' fear!" We swung under the Hilda's stern and hooked on to the gangway. The old man stepped out, climbed a pace or two, then came back.
But as chance hab t'rown you in my way, it cannot be wrong to tell you what you knows a'ready dat I lub you, and dat, God permittin', I will return ere long to Buenos Ayres. Farewell. "Wid dat he wheel round, zif he was afraid to trust hisself to say more, an' went off at full gallop." "An' what did Miss Manuela say?" asked Susan.
"God knows, then; I don't," said the MacMorrogh. "I wint to Chicago to see him when the bid was in, and d'ye think he would lave me talk it over with him? Not him! Wan day he'd be too busy; and the next, I'd have to call again. 'Twas good for him I was not me brother Dan. Dan would've kicked the dure in and t'rown him out av the windy."
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