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I'll fix you out yet!" muttered old Katie between her teeth, with a perfectly diabolical expression of countenance, as she shook her head at the vanishing figure of the beauty; for that was the unlucky way in which poor Katie's black phiz expressed righteous indignation. "I do wonder what has become of my ladyship. This is a-keeping of her word like a ladyship oughter, aint it now?
'Ay! said he, wearily, 'wan and weak enough. 'But I hope you're getting better, sir, said Sylvia, in a low voice, longing to speak to him, and yet wondering at her own temerity. 'Thank you, my lass. I'm o'er th' worst. He sighed heavily. Philip now spoke. 'We're doing him no kindness a-keeping him standing here i' t' night-fall, and him so tired. And he made as though he would turn away.
When Judy and Betty wanted to begin to fix things she understood without a word, led the Deacon out into the hall and are just a-standing there a-keeping him up in his daze by the courage in her own loving little heart. The good Lord bless and keep the child! Now, go on, Tom, and see what you can do! Yes, Cindy will run right over and tell Mis' Peavey.
I cayn't spare the time to stay longer with you," their owner jeered. "Just a moment, Mr. Healy. I want to know why you are keeping me here." The man grinned. "Am I keeping you here, seh? Looks to me like it was Brad that's a-keeping you. Make a break for a getaway, and I'll not do a thing to you. Course I cayn't promise what Brad won't do. He's such a plumb anxious host." "You're his brains.
"I spec' he wasn't a good man 'fore he died and got to go to the Bad Place," suggested Frances. "I'll betcher he never asked God to forgive him when he 'ceived his papa and sassed his mama," this from Jimmy, "and Doctor Sanford's just a-keeping old Satan from getting him to toast on a pitchfork."
Then Billy gently squeezed her, and she wriggled and opened her mouth and shut her eyes. "Say the word and do a wise thing," he urged. "Say the word, Mary, an' think o' me here as master, a-keeping all your damn relations off by word of command." She laughed. "When I be gone you'll see some sour looks, I reckon." "Nothing doan't matter then; 't is while you 'm here I'd protect 'e 'gainst 'em.
"Mother's sick, and I'm a-keeping house!" said a little flaxen-headed girl, in all the importance of seven years, as her father entered the dwelling. "Your mother sick! what's the matter?" inquired Mr. Stanton.
You can have it till Ben comes out, and I'm just a-keeping it for Ben, you know. P'raps he won't want it, and if he doesn't, why, then you and he can make some kind of a dicker-like, and you might stay on till you could do better." "That's a very generous offer of Mr. Younkins's, Charles," said Mr. Howell to Bryant. "I don't believe we could do better than take it up."
The five of us, startled by the quick, sharp questions, looked keenly at the man from Boston. But he, recovering his self-possession, replied coolly enough, "I was just a-keeping watch so they wouldn't steal I kept them from running off with the quadrant." "Keeping watch so nobody'd steal, I suppose," said Roger. "Yes, sir! Yes, sir! That's it exactly."
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