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"Have you got a gun?" whispered Jimmie. "I haven't even got a toothpick," was the reply. "We'll have to fight before long," Jimmie said, panting with the exertion of the unfamiliar struggle with the jungle. "There's plenty of hollow trees about," suggested Pat. "Why not hide in one of them until they pass?" The suggestion seemed a good one, for a moment.

So the dinner progressed, Joe with his eyes on his plate, Chester silent, but bursting with anger and resentment, until at last Jethro pushed back his chair, and said good day to Mrs. Northcutt and walked out. Chester got up instantly and went after him, and Joe, full of forebodings, followed his brother-in-law! Jethro was standing calmly on the grass plot, whittling a toothpick.

Joel went into the house smiling softly. "I had to be almost savage with the fellow, Barbara. The anxious seat's no place fer a chap like him; it'd wear him to a toothpick in a week." "But she might get here before that, you know, Joel." "I'll fix that with the men at the depot. If she comes sooner we'll have her out here in a hurry. Wish to goodness she would."

He beckoned to the waiter, and said, 'Tell me what place has bred those two fellows on the other side of the fountain. After a side-glance of scrutiny, the reply was, 'Neapolitans. The waiter was ready to make an additional remark, but Ammiani nodded and communed with a toothpick.

There were other little things as well that were but reasonable a fur cap for the winter, like all his companions wore, a pair of skates to go on the ice with as others did, a silver toothpick, which was a thing to clean one's teeth, and play with daintily when chatting with friends over a glass of this or that.

So the dinner progressed, Joe with his eyes on his plate, Chester silent, but bursting with anger and resentment, until at last Jethro pushed back his chair, and said good day to Mrs. Northcutt and walked out. Chester got up instantly and went after him, and Joe, full of forebodings, followed his brother-in-law! Jethro was standing calmly on the grass plot, whittling a toothpick.

"Is the decision made in regard to the America?" she continued, turning to Mr. Hubbard, by way of changing the subject. "Yes," he answered, "the commission is to be given to Orin Stanton." "Orin Stanton?" asked Kent. "Who is he?" "Oh, he," returned Fenton, "is a man that had the misfortune to be born with a wooden toothpick in his mouth instead of a silver spoon." "Is he Irish?"

"I reckons now it's Toothpick's fidgetin' makes me suspicious he's on the brink of rousin' the o'casion with his six-shooter. "'Well. savs Toothpick ag'in, 'whatever be you-all gloatin' over, I asks? Or, mebby you're thinkin' of 'doptin' me as a son or somethin'? says Toothpick.

He worshipped God only; he bowed down to no idol; was very careful to speak God's name reverently; wouldn't carry so much as a toothpick around on Sunday because it would be hauling wood and breaking the Sabbath; honoured his parents; of course he never killed a person; was pure in deed; took nothing which did not belong to him; told no lie on his neighbours; and he never wished another's property might be his own!

Namby's hat to the other side of the room, with such violence, that he had very nearly caused him to swallow the gold toothpick into the bargain. 'Observe this, Mr. Pickwick, said the disconcerted officer, gasping for breath. 'I've been assaulted in the execution of my dooty by your servant in your chamber. I'm in bodily fear. I call you to witness this.