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“It is ten to one against the young un,” one of the men said, “but if he holds on for the first five rounds I would back him at evens.” “So would I,” another said, “but I doubt whether he can do so; the odds are too great against him.” “I will take four to one,” another said. “Look at the young un’s muscles down his back. You won’t often see anything better among lads two years older than he is.”
In passing the tower he thought of what she had said about the sergeant's virtuous habit of entering the church un- PARTICULARS OF A TWILIGHT WALK perceived at the beginning of service. Believing that the little gallery door alluded to was quite disused, he ascended the external flight of steps at the top of which it stood, and examined it.
"Hilloa!" exclaimed the skipper with a sudden start, next morning, as he saw Eric's recumbent figure on the ratlin-stuff, "Who be this young varmint!" "Oh, I brought him aboord last night," said Davey; "he wanted to be cabun-buoy." "Precious like un he looks. Never mind, we've got him and we'll use him."
Le redacteur de l'article a ete plein de bienveillance a mon egard, et je vous prie de lui faire savoir que je suis fort touche de l'appreciation qu'il veut bien faire de mes travaux. Je profiterai de ses justes critiques pour mes autres traductions; mais il est un point ou je ne suis pas tout a fait d'accord avec lui.
Ici, nous avons un temps des plus maussades. I have done everything in my power to keep clear of this Tunis business; but the Khroumirs' affair has filled the cup to overflowing, and we are obliged to resort to force.
"Un deux trois!" The two reports came so nearly together that the candles flickered but once. The marquis stood, smiling, the fingers of his left hand resting, outspread, upon the end of the table. David remained erect, and turned his head very slowly, searching for his wife with his eyes. Then, as a garment falls from where it is hung, he sank, crumpled, upon the floor.
Hullo, young un! You're the rascal as stole the suvering: I saw you! Bill. Dunno what you're up to. I never stole nothink. James. Oh no! of course not! What's that in yer fist now? BILL drops his stool on JAMES'S foot, throws up the coin, catches it with his other hand, and puts it in his mouth. Tho. Theighur! Theighur! The like ov that! Aw're agooin wi' a thief aw wur! Bill.
Misspellings omitted, it ran thus: "Sir, If so be you wants to know where you come from, and where to look for them as belongs to you, come to the public at the foot of the hill this evening, with a few pounds in your pocket to open the lips of them as knows. But fair play, mind. Gearge bean't such a vool as a looks, and cart-horses won't draw it out of un, if you sets on the police.
Thus it came to pass that she was christened one Sunday afternoon, when the turnkey, being relieved, was off the lock; and that the turnkey went up to the font of Saint George's Church, and promised and vowed and renounced on her behalf, as he himself related when he came back, 'like a good 'un.
"I reckon his feelings changed above a bit between looking at the thirty pieces of silver and wishing he had 'un, and finding how heavy they was on his soul afore he was drove to get rid of 'em, and went out and hanged himself. I won't do that, anyhow, while I've a good charicter to fall back on, but I'll return Mrs.
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