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However, I learned nothing further of our destination till we reached the Nore, which we did about the end of the third day. Here we found the rest of the squadron a-waiting us, and, the Talisman being the biggest ship in company, Admiral Watson immediately hauled down his pennant off the Victory, of fifty guns, and came aboard of us.
'Stand back, men, he says, 'and be ready for 'em with the bay'net. 'Tweren't no manner o' use shooting; 'twere too close in there and our bullets might ha' ricochayed. We soon 'eerd 'em a-coughing. There wur a terrible deal o' smoke, and there wur we a-waiting at top of them stairs for 'em to come up like rats out of a hole.
'But what else is to be done? 'Well, now, sir you hear me, says Rowley. 'I think it would look more natural-like if you was to come to the post-house alone, and with nothing in your 'ands more like a gentleman, you know. And you might say that your servant and baggage was a-waiting for you up the road.
They would set me down at their cottage doors, and give me what-not fur to eat and drink, and show me where to sleep; and many a woman, Mas'r Davy, as has had a daughter of about Em'ly's age, I've found a-waiting fur me, at Our Saviour's Cross outside the village, fur to do me sim'lar kindnesses. Some has had daughters as was dead. And God only knows how good them mothers was to me!
There has never been a doubt upon the point since the news first came. He died by violence." "Then he got his deserts," returned Robin, lifting his hand in the air, as he had done once before when speaking upon the same subject. "And Luke Roy, sir? Is he coming? I'm a-waiting for him." "Of Luke, Mrs. Massingbird knows nothing. For myself, I think he is sure to come home, sooner or later."
We can't ever tell the right time, and besides this kind of thing's too awful, here this time of night with witches and ghosts a-fluttering around so. I feel as if something's behind me all the time; and I'm afeard to turn around, becuz maybe there's others in front a-waiting for a chance. I been creeping all over, ever since I got here." "Well, I've been pretty much so, too, Huck.
Our missionary was at this moment himself speaking to Judge Henry at the door of the home ranch. "I reckon he's explaining he has been a-waiting." The Virginian was throwing his saddle off as I loosened the cinches of mine. "And the Judge don't look like he was hopelessly distressed."
In a few minutes the sound of running down stairs was audible, and at last Dorothy appeared her gown pinned up behind, her sleeves rolled up to the elbows, and her entire aspect that of a woman who had just come off hard and dirty work. "Eh, Master Ewring! but I'm sorry to have kept you a-waiting. Look you, I was mopping out the Dear heart, but what is come to you?
"No Po-o-ortsmouth Poll is a-waiting for me." "I don't think it was absurd," said Miriam gravely. "You don't?" he replied, in a suddenly changed tone. "No." "The path is rather narrow here; you had better come a little closer." He took her hand, and pulled her arm a little further through his own. Was it fancy or not? He thought he detected that the pressure on his arm was increased.
"Not near so clean and tidy. This one's been all new painted, don't you see? It's as clean as clean. But we must be quick. Peter and I'll jump you in. He's all ready to start. There's the horse a-waiting." Duke was quite content, but Pamela still hung back a little. "Us has never been in a boat," she said. "Come on," called out Peter, and the young woman with the baby came forward with a smile.
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