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Sometimes snow, an' more times fair agen; but no sign o' man's things, an' no sign o' land, on'y white ice an' black water; an' ef a schooner was n' into un a'ready, 't was n' likely they woul', for we was gettun furder an' furder away.
Bridger seemed very much interested in the adventures of Baron Munchausen, but admitted after Sir George had finished reading them, that "he be dog'oned ef he swallered everything that thar Baron Munchausen said," and thought he was "a darned liar," yet he acknowledged that some of his own adventures among the Blackfeet woul be equally marvellous "if writ down in a book."
"No! an' thank 'E's marcy, I'm sittun by my own room. 'E tooked me off; but 't was a dreadful sight, it's no use, ef a body'd let 'e'sself think! I sid a great black bear, an' hard un growl; an' 't was feelun, like, to hear un so bold an' so stout, among all they dreadful things, an' bumby the time 'ould come when 'e could n' save 'e'sself, do what 'e woul'.
Would you-all mind swingin' me, Jeb?" Jeb got up slowly from his stool and took hold of the upper end strands of the hammock. He pulled it back and forth a few times, while Sary smiled alluringly up at him. Then he cleared his throat and began to speak. "This world was made fur love. Oh, what woul' arth be widdout de flowers of love to parfume our way?" Jeb coughed.
He had not been ten minutes at prayer when the voice of his female servant was heard in loud and exulting tones, calling out, ere she approached the kiln itself "Fardorougha, ca woul thu? Where's my footin', masther? Where's my arles? Come in come in, you're a waitin' to kiss your son the misthress is dyin' till you kiss our son." The last words were uttered as she entered the kiln.
"And I woul drink it on my knee," said Craigengelt, "if I thought the girl had the spirit to jilt that d d son of a Spaniard." "I am to request you will not use the word 'jilt' and Miss Ashton's name together," said Bucklaw, gravely. "Jilt, did I say?
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