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"Oh, very well, sir; you're young master; but what you can see in that boy I don't know. Nine on us," he continued thoughtfully. "Twelve o' them. 'Taren't enough, master." Mark hesitated. He had not meant to speak of his allies, for fear of opposition, but concluded now that it would be better, and explained everything. "No, Master Mark; won't do, sir," said Dan, shaking his head ominously.
"I did like you, Dummy, but you're a nasty, ugly old thing;" and she subsided in her saddle, sobbing with vexation, while Dummy rounded his shoulders a little more, and plodded on in silence, with the pony's shoes tapping the stony path, as it playfully kept on making little bites at different parts of the boy's clothes. "'Taren't no use to be cross with me, mistress," said the boy at last.
"What!" cried the man fiercely; "'taren't stealing; they're wild birds, and as much our'n as his'n." "You're a donkey," said Lomax. "Why, there'd be no pheasants if they weren't reared like chickens." "That's so," said Hopley. "Why don't that gal bring a light?"
"'Taren't nonsense, Master Mark," said the boy, giving him a peculiar stare. "What is it, then?" "I want to know where that water goes to yonder in the mine." "What! do you mean to say you've had me fetched out to tell me that?" Dummy nodded, and Mark doubled his fist. "I've got it, Master Mark." "Got what, you idiot?"
Once there was a loud order which came rolling out, and a little later a gleam of lights was seen, but no rush of footsteps, no sign of pursuit; and suddenly a voice broke the silence of the peaceful night air, as Nick Garth roared out: "'Taren't likely. Rats won't show for hours after the dogs have hunted 'em in their holes." "Ah! might wait for a week," growled Dan Rugg.
Got a father and mother waiting for him out in Brisbun. Ah! there'll be some wet eyes yonder when they come to know." "Ay, there will," came in chorus. "'Taren't that he's such a good-looking lad, nor so big nor strong. I dunno what it was, but everyone took to him from the first day he come aboard.
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