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But, as I said before, hangin' is always a popular measure, an' as they want credit for yourn, they start all the deputies they got out on a still-hunt for you, judgin' it not to be hard to find a pilgrim wanderin' about at large. An' this party I met up with was one of 'em." "Did he suspect that we were with you?" asked Alice, her voice trembling with anxiety.
Well, that's summat to laugh at, it is our servant a-shutting us out of our own grounds. 'No servant o' yourn! 'Come, lass, what do you mean? 'He be old Silas's miller, and what's that to thee? With these words the girl made a spring on the hasp of the padlock, and then got easily over the gate. 'Can't you do that, cousin? whispered Milly to me, with an impatient nudge. 'I wish you'd try.
And therefore his companion's statement that he wanted to have nothing to do with sick people had for him a saddening import. "I settled that business of yourn," said Mr. Rooper, "pretty soon after you left me. I thought I might as well come straight around and tell you about it. I'll make you a fair and square offer.
Oh, says he, any fool can tell that; bad times to be sure every thing has turned agin the country, the banks have it all their own way, and much good may it do 'em. Well, says I, what's the reason the banks don't eat us up too, for I guess they are as hungry as yourn be, and no way particular about their food neither; considerable sharp set cut like razors, you may depend.
Tapp, were you in a boating accident yesterday?" cried Miss Louder. "I was overboard yes," responded Lawford, but rather blankly, for he was startled by the lightkeeper's statement. "What do you mean, Jonas?" to the lightkeeper. "Didn't Betty Gallup haul me inboard?" "Bet Gallup nawthin'!" exploded Jonas with disgust. "She handled that sloop o' yourn all right. I give her credit for that.
"See here, Sim, you'd best shet that trap-door of yours, it's letting out too much blue smoke, and the dominee don't permit swearing among the boys. Cal'late I can give you some assistance if you're needing it," said the seaman, coming uncomfortably near. "As for that there slugger of yourn, he's nothing but a white-livered cur of a coward."
I would live, I would live. But he Daniel? "Did I kill him?" I besought. "Not that! I didn't aim I don't know how I shot but I had to. Didn't I?" "You did. He'll not bother you ag'in. She's yourn." That hurt. "But it wasn't about her, it wasn't over Mrs. Montoyo. He bullied me dared me. We were man to man, boys. He made me fight him." "Yes, shore," they agreed and they were not believing.
"Dat you, Mars Jones?" "Me? of course it's me! Who did you reckon it was?" "I dunno, Mars Jones." "Well, you'll know next time, if you don't keep them hogs o' yourn out of my corn. Why, that confounded old sow can destroy more corn in one night than you are worth." "Yes, Mars Jones, dat de trufe," meekly assented the old man.
Now, I've got just one question to ask o' John Borroful." He put his hand into his waistcoat pocket, and drew out a silver coin. "Is that yourn, John?" John fell upon it with a cry. "Aye, Saunders, it's mine. Look ye 'ere, Isaac, it's a king's 'ead. It's Willum not Victory.
How would you like to hev a girl o' yourn thet you'd sent t' Chicago an' New York and the ol' country, an' spent all colors o' money on so's t' give her all the chanst in the world, go out to a place like that to spend her life?" "I don't know," said I, for I was in doubt; "it might be all right." "You wouldn't say that if it was up to you to decide the thing," said he.
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