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It was not uttered interrogatively; rather as though Ah Cum did not like the significance of the word and was turning it over and about in speculation. "Ye-ah," said O'Higgins, jovially. "Why you pretended not to recognize the photograph of the young fellow you toted around these diggings all day yesterday."
And when they come to the doctor he looked Georgie over and said, 'Could this child have got hold of any lye? And Maw said, real scairt, well, she did have a bottle of lye water, and somebody might have set it on the floor. "So every day the rest of the summer them teachers toted Georgie to the Center and the doctor cured Georgie up till now he can eat purty good.
Nancy's pretty eyes were mildly searching. "You're the head of Sachigo," she suggested. Bull's eyes lit. "Sure," he cried, "an' I'm mighty proud that's so. But I'm not the genius of this great mill. No. That grizzled, tough old lumberman who toted you along up from the quayside is the brain of this organisation. He's a wonder. There's times I want to laff when I think of it.
"I begs marster’s pardon berry much," said the negro, "but you see how I done toted all the taters you told me, and missis she ’vise me to ride Prince a leetle, ’case he’s gettin’ oneasy like when Miss Carline rides him." "Likely story," said Mr. Edson; "but for once you are in the way when I want you. You know where Mr. Middleton lives?" "Yes, marster, reckon I does."
Yet thar was a moment, young feller, when I thought I was stompt! It was when we'd made up our mind to make that chap tell the gal fust all what he was! Ef she'd rared or kicked in the traces, or hung back only ez much ez that, we'd hev given him jest five minits' law to get up and get and leave her, and we'd hev toted that gal and her fixin's back to her dad again!
Whew! don't I wish I had dat ole speckled hen f'om home. I could hev toted her unner my arm thoo dis wah des es well es not." The sun was well overhead, and across the landscape the heavy dew was lifted like a veil. Here and there the autumn foliage tinted the woods in splashes of red and yellow; and beyond the low stone wall an old sheep pasture was ablaze in goldenrod.
Yes, I know him." Arkwright's lips snapped together crisply. "Yes. He said he knew you. That's why I'm counting on your help." "What do you mean?" "I mean I want you to get Henshaw away from him, and keep him away." Arkwright's face darkened with an angry flush. "Great Scott, Calderwell! What are you talking about? Henshaw is no kid to be toted home, and I'm no nursery governess to do the toting!"
I had come forth a bit bruised and battered, but there were other battles to be fought in this world, where one could have the same fierce joy of the conflict; and he was a poor soldier who lived only to be toted out on Decoration days. I was glad to be home, but gladder still that I had gone. That was what I told them. I looked right at the girl when I said it, and she lifted her head and smiled.
This he promised to do, and told us to wait there until he toted the trunk over to his old grannies, and when he came back he would whistle, to let us know it was him, and when we answered the whistle, he would take us to the house and give us some supper.
Once Edith heard Aunt Phillis say, "Blessed lamb, that I've done toted so many tunes in these old arms. Go, Marser Arthur; never you mind old Phillis, she'll get on somehow. Mebby the young lady in thar kin show me the things and tell me the names of yer Yankee gimcracks." "I have no doubt she will," returned Arthur, adding something in a whisper which Edith could not hear.
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