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"There's our man," he exclaimed, and running downstairs, he reached the door just as Hillyard's twelve camels and his donkeys trooped into the light. Hillyard was riding bareheaded, with his helmet looped to his saddle, a young man, worn thin by sun and exercise, with fair burnt hair, and a brown clean shaven face. Colin Rayne went up to him as he dismounted.
However, the young man did not make his appearance, and as they trooped into the dining room Patsy said resentfully: "I believe A. Jones is in a trance and needs rolling on a barrel again." "He probably found himself too weak to appear in public," replied Flo Stanton. "I'm sure if I had been all but drowned a few hours ago, I would prefer bed to society."
Away wi' you, now, an' I'll slit th' winepipe o' th' dog as says disrespect to th' queen." And so the rascals trooped down to their hut-village. Noisily, profanely, full of horseplay and ear-burning jests; but never a voice spoke any word that failed in its homage when Dolores was the theme.
The throng trooped down to the lake, and, blushing somewhat, Tom told what was the matter with the motor and how it could be fixed. It was noticed that there was less enthusiasm over the matter than there had been, for certainly the engine, rusty and out of order as it was, did not present an attractive sight. Tom noted that the man, who had acted so strangely, did not come down to the dock.
That night thirteen thousand men, crazy, fainting with hunger, walked hither and thither, until exhaustion forced them to become quiet, sat on the ground and pressed their bowels in by leaning against sticks of wood laid across their thighs; trooped to the Creek and drank water until their gorges rose and they could swallow no more did everything in fact that imagination could suggest to assuage the pangs of the deadly gnawing that was consuming their vitals.
Chip's able t' take care of himself, I guess," said Weary, mercifully, holding open the door. They trooped out, and the last heard of them was Cal, remarking: "Gee whiz! I'd have t' be ready t' croak before I'd miss this chance uh dealing old Dunk misery." Chip sat where they had left him, staring unseeingly down at the uncompleted sketch.
The thrice-blessed Thursday had come; our bit of translation was done, our dozen Greek roots had been learnt by heart; and we trooped down to the far end of the valley, so many bands of madcaps. With our trousers turned up to our knees, we exploited, artless fishermen that we were, the peaceful waters of the river, the Aveyron.
The clerks trooped noisily down the iron stairway, singing, whistling, and talking. Below, the night watchman awaited their exit, ready to close and bar the two great doors to the south and cast. It is his duty to take careful note each day that no one remains in the building after the hour of closing. Sharp waited until all sounds had ceased.
Wolf dashed on ahead, and presently a chorus of barks announced that he had been met by the other dogs. Silvermane neighed shrilly, and the horses and mustangs in the corrals trooped noisily to the lower sides and hung inquisitive heads over the top bars.
She went straight in, but in a few seconds less than half a minute came out again with no less than twelve friends, who trooped off with her, and eventually tore up the dead fly, carrying it off in triumph. Now the first ant took nothing home with her; she must therefore somehow have made her friends understand that she had found some food, and wanted them to come and help her to secure it.
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