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She could not control herself for the moment. Against Tom Cameron's uniformed shoulder she sobbed frankly. His arm stole around her. "Don't take on so, Ruthie," he urged. "Of course we'll find it all. Wait till this rain stops " "It never blew away, Tom," she said. "Why, of course it did!" "No. The sheets of typewritten manuscript were fastened together with a big brass clip.
The next step in his fortunes was to fall in love with Patty, which was natural enough. Many a night that winter I walked with him from Gloucester Street to the Coffee House, to sit an hour over, a battle. And there Master Tom and Dr. Hamilton, and other gay macaronies would sometimes join us. Singleton had a greater contempt for Tom than I, but bore with him for his sister's sake.
He's a new boy, and thirteen years old though he don't look it. He's very delicate, and has never been from home before. And I told Mrs. Arnold I thought you'd be kind to him, and see that they don't bully him at first. He's put into your form, and I've given him the bed next to yours in Number 4; so East can't sleep there this half." Tom was rather put about by this speech.
Too bad you had all your work for nothing, Carl." "Oh! the work didn't amount to much," said the other boy, despondently; "but after hoping for such great things through our plan it's hard to feel that you're up in the air as bad as ever." "We might try it all over again some time, after Dock's kind of forgotten about this happening," suggested Tom.
"He's not much of a beauty, is he?" said one of the boys, whom they called Tom. "Not by a long shot," said Jack Morris, with a laugh. "Not any nearer the beauty mark than yourself, Tom." Tom flew at him, and they had a scuffle. The other boys paid no attention to them, but went on looking at me.
"Tom, you must do it!" said True Blue, turning to Marline. "It would kill Paul; I'll stay by him. We shall be taken off when the weather moderates; and if not, I'm ready to go down with him." Paul heard this. "True Blue, I'm your guardian, and you must obey me!" he said almost sternly. "The ducking won't hurt me more than others. Maybe it may do me good.
If they are forced to sell such a negro as she represents Tom to be, some neighbor who is acquainted with the slave, will give a higher price for him than a negro trader will. A negro trader will give as much for a negro who is a rogue, as he will for one who is an honest man.
On the following Monday afternoon there was but little for Tom and Sam to do at the offices, and the former suggested to his younger brother that they walk over to the East Side and visit The Golden Oak House.
She stood still when they were in the hollows, and looking at Philip again, she said in a serious, sad voice: "I wish we could have been friends, I mean, if it would have been good and right for us. But that is the trial I have to bear in everything; I may not keep anything I used to love when I was little. The old books went; and Tom is different, and my father. It is like death.
With it mingled another sound, not so easy to determine, followed by a loud yell and the noise of running feet. Now, out in the street the cry sounded: "There he goes! Get him!" "Throw him down and hold him!" yelled another voice. "Mercy!" gasped Mrs. Prescott. "Don't be alarmed, my dear," smiled Mr. Prescott. "It's only the natural aftermath of Tom Reade's newest startler." Was it?
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