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"Thirst's expensive on the prairie," he commented. "Pump outside," drawled the attendant. "It's rather mean water." They went upstairs to a very scantily furnished, doubled-bedded room. George, warned by previous experience, glanced around. "There's soap and a towel, anyway; but I don't see any water," he remarked. "I'll take the jar; they'll have a rain-tank somewhere about."
"What's the matter? Are you wounded?" The other glanced down, reeled one of his feet was inside a large pith hat and, recovering himself, let out a dismal, grating sound in the manner of a grim laugh. "Blood not mine. Thirst's the matter. Exhausted's the matter. Done up. Drink, man! Give us water!"
By th' Abyssinian Pond, O day divine!* In morning twilight and in sunny shine: The water prisoned in its verdurous walls, * Like sabre flashes before shrinking eyne: And in The Garden sat we while it drains * Slow draught, with purfled sides dyed finest fine: The stream is rippled by the hands of clouds; * We too, a-rippling, on our rugs recline, Passing pure wine, and whoso leaves us there * Shall ne'er arise from fall his woes design: Draining long draughts from large and brimming bowls, * Administ'ring thirst's only medicine wine.
Here we breakfasted on new Oysters and Fried Flounders, with a lappet of Kippered Salmon, for Goodman Thirst's sake, and a rare bowl of hot Coffee, which made us relish a Jug of Punch afterwards in a highly jocund manner.
Thi mother's heart's noan dry, lass, tho' thi thirst's gone; and I'll luv' thee though thaa splashes mi luv' back in mi face, and spills it on th' graand. And a third time the woman fell on the girl's neck, and kissed her flesh into flame with the passion of her caress. 'Durnd, mother! durnd! said Amanda. 'Blame me, if yo' like; curse me, if yo' like. But luv' I connot ston'; it drives me mad.
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