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I have less to give away than I should like to have, for the sake of the poor people round us. I cannot pay for a bet and school-fines while the children of our neighbours want clothes and fire." "No, sir, certainly," said both the boys. "What do people do, all the world over, when they want money?" asked Mr. Tooke. Holt looked puzzled. Hugh smiled.
The first towne they came vnto was Bayamo: they were lodged foure and foure, and sixe and sixe, as they went in company, and where they lodged they tooke nothing for their diet, for nothing cost them ought saue the Maiz or corne for their horses, because the Gouernour went to visit them from towne to towne, and seased them in the tribute and seruice of the Indians.
But coming a little too soon, I out again, and tooke boat down to Redriffe; and just in time within two minutes, and saw the new vessel of Sir William Petty's launched, the King and Duke being there. It swims and looks finely, and I believe will do well. The name I think is Twilight, but I do not know certainly.
Mr Tooke, and Mrs Watson, and Firth shook hands with Hugh, and said they should be glad to see him back again: and Mr Tooke added that some of the boys should visit him pretty often till the breaking-up. Nobody else was allowed to come quite near; but the boys clustered at that side of the playground, to see as much as they could.
"I wish," cried Hugh, thrusting himself in so that Mr Tooke saw the boy had a mind to sit on his knee, "I wish you would take boys at eight and a quarter." "That is your age," said Mr Tooke, smiling and making room between his knees. "How did you know? Mother told you." "No; indeed she did not, not exactly. My boy was eight and a quarter not very long ago; and he "
So after long waiting, & large expences, though he kepte not day with them, yet he came at length & tooke them in, in the night.
Two fierce Blood-hounds also followed swiftly after, and where their teeth tooke hold, did most cruelly bite her. Anastasio, put not thy selfe in any opposition, but referre to my Hounds and me, to punish this wicked woman as she hath justly deserved.
Either as scout, messenger, or in some such capacity, he was continually wanted; and often at times inconvenient to himself. He then usually remembered what Mr Tooke had told him of his boy, when Tooke was the youngest, how he bore things not only being put on the high wall, but being well worked in the service of the older boys. Usually Hugh was obliging, but he could and did feel cross at times.
"My dear boy," said she one evening, after tea, when she saw him in this state, and that it rather perplexed Mr Tooke, "if you remember your resolution, I think you will put away that book." "O, mother!" exclaimed he, "you want to take away the greatest pleasure I have!" "If it is a pleasure, go on. I was afraid it was becoming a pain."
What opinion others had thereof, and chiefly the Generall himselfe, I forbeare to deliuer: But he tooke it for Bonum Omen, reioycing that he was to warre against such an enemie, if it were the deuill. The wind was large for England at our returne, but very high, and the sea rough, insomuch as the Frigat wherein the Generall went was almost swalowed vp.
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