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And they are all clearer, because there is no château in the driver's sense, but only a farmhouse of decent age, which does no harm. But then the ditch, on one side at least, is prolonged to follow one side of a much more striking mound, a long mound which is clearly the "beau tumulus." We do not like to be too positive about præ-historic tumps, but this certainly looks very like one.
"I said civilised quarters," retorted Sam, "and, as far as I know, the poles are inhabited only by bears." "True, I forgot, the poles are barely civilised," said uncle Rik. "Now, Master Sammy," growled a deep voice from the adjoining galley, "you keep your hands out o' that copper." "Fasser," shouted a silvery voice from the same region, "'Tumps is naughty.
Among these tumps grew numerous small clusters of bushes, above which, we shortly discovered the flapping ears of the elephants, they were slowly feeding towards the more open ground. It was a lovely afternoon, the sky was covered with a thin grey cloud, and the sun had little or no power.
I hope I wasn't going to betray the secrets of the prison-house? Jessie was fond of using stock phrases to give lightness and sparkle to her conversation. 'Ella, the idea of your keeping it all to yourself, you sly puss! But tell me would you ever have believed Tumps' his sisters called George 'Tumps' 'could be capable of such independent behaviour? 'No, said Ella, 'I indeed I never should!
I wants to wass my hands in de soup, an' he won't let me." "Quite right. Keep him in order, Stumps," said the unfeeling Sam, senior. "Dere pa says I's kite right, an' to keep you in order, 'Tumps," said the silvery voice. "Ay, ay, Sunbeam, quite finished." "Den come on deck an' p'ay vid me." Uncle Rik rose with a laugh, and obediently went on deck to play.
Hylton politely; 'that is energetic of him, indeed! 'Poor dear Tumps came home so proud of your approval, said Jessie to Ella, 'and we were awfully relieved to find you didn't think we'd made the house quite too dreadful weren't we, Carrie? 'Yes, indeed, Jessie.
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