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"Tell un," said Joan, "that for all our sakes he mustn't come, and say that I've had word that Jonathan's lurkin' nigh about here some place, so I reckon there's somethin' up; and what it is he shall know so soon as I can send word to un. Say that ought to tell un 'tisn't safe to stir, 'cos he knows that Jonathan would sooner have gone to he than to either wan here."
"What is it all about, Jack?" he inquired of the man to whose rescue he had come. "Why," returned Jack, "they are some of Blackett's men. They tried to shove us from our berth here, after we had made fast, and bring in their big schooner over there. Some of 'em are vexed, 'cos 'tis said there'll be no work for 'em soon. Your father's taking a lot of Blackett's trade, you see."
Bunch dug out his last bundle of big bills and I gave him the partnership articles I had framed up. "We'll open up in New Rochelle," I said, "next Thursday night. Charlie Osgood is a friend of mine and he's laid out a gilt-edged route for me. Mamaroneck Friday night, and then into Cos Cob for Saturday matinee and night." "That doesn't sound like a glad hosannah to me!" Bunch grumbled.
Cutts for coming to do away with it all. "Any help I can give you shall be given cheerful," he ses to the keeper. "When I want your help I'll ask you for it," ses Mr. Cutts. "Thankee," ses Bob Pretty. "I on'y 'ope I sha'n't get my face knocked about like yours 'as been, that's all; 'cos my wife's so partikler." "Wot d'ye mean?" ses Mr. Cutts, turning on him. "My face ain't been knocked about."
The Senora, accompanied by her daughters, went to meet him. His face was perplexed and troubled: "General Cos has been joined by Ugartechea with three hundred men," he said. "You will see now that the fight will be still more determined." And before daylight broke on the morning of the 5th, the Americans attacked the Alamo.
"I am sure I would," said Wesley. "Would she?" Billy indicated Margaret. And then he answered his own question. "But of course, she wouldn't, cos she likes cats, and dogs chases cats. Oh, dear, I thought for a minute maybe Snap could come here." Billy lay down and closed his eyes resolutely. Suddenly they flew open. "Does it hurt to be dead?" he demanded.
'All good feelin', sir the wery best intentions, as the gen'l'm'n said ven he run away from his wife 'cos she seemed unhappy with him, replied Mr. Weller. 'You may go, Sam, said Mr. Pickwick. 'Thank'ee, Sir, replied Mr. Weller; and having made his best bow, and put on his best clothes, Sam planted himself on the top of the Arundel coach, and journeyed on to Dorking.
A man don't make nothin' much by bein' laughed at, I rekin, but he don't lose nothin' nuther, an' that's what I am agin. I rekin ye laugh 'cos I kinder look like a fool an' I hain't nothin' agin thet, nuther, Lord! not by a heap. A man ain't a-gwine to lose nothin' by lookin' like a fool. I hain't never, not a cent, Tom. But I ain't es big a fool es I look, an' I don't 'low ye air, uther.
He said that spat he had with Sandoval was only make-believe. He said that we'd never get San Antonio; that he'd kept Cos informed about all our movements an' that Santa Anna was comin' with a great army. He said that most of us would be chawed right up, an' that them that wasn't chawed up would wish they had been before Santa Anna got through with 'em."
And even when it was pointed out to 'im that Keeper Lewis was follering of 'im he said that it just 'appened he was going the same way, that was all. And sometimes 'e'd get up in the middle of the night and go for a fifteen- mile walk 'cos 'e'd got the toothache, and Mr. Lewis, who 'adn't got it, had to tag along arter 'im till he was fit to drop.
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