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"Why, sir, make so bold: but what we thought on was to have her drawn from head to foot, and a child standing by her like, holding to her hand, for a token as she was schoolmistress; and the pier behind, maybe, to signify as she was our maid, and belonged to Aberalva." "A capital thought!
"Yes, you have the work, and we have the pay; which is a very fair division of labour, considering the world we live in." "And have you been skilful enough to make science pay you here, in such an out-of-the-way little world as that of Aberalva must be?"
And yet there are excuses for him. It would have been a sore trial to any man's temper to quit Aberalva in the belief that he left fifteen hundred pounds behind him. Be that as it may, he said carelessly, after a moment's pause, "Well, farewell! And, by the bye, about that little money matter. The month of which you spoke once was up yesterday.
"My dear fellow," said Scoutbush en grand sérieux, "after all that you have done for our people at Aberalva, I should be very much shocked if any of my family thought any service shown to you a trouble." "Pray do not speak so," said Frank, "I am fallen among angels, when I least expected." "Scoutbush as an angel!" shrieked Lucia, clapping her hands.
But a few years before, another class-leader in Aberalva had attempted to do so, and had all but succeeded. The thought was intolerable. She must go to her; face reproaches, blows, anything. She rose from her bed, and went to the door. It was fastened on the outside. A cold perspiration stood on her forehead.
So the said town waits all the day on tiptoe, ready to worship, till out of the soft brown haze the stately Waterwitch comes sliding in, like a white ghost, to fold her wings in Aberalva bay. And at that sight the town is all astir.
That is the sort of aristocrat to rule in Aberalva! And all agree that evening, at the Mariners' Rest, that his lordship is as nice a young gentleman as ever trod deal board, and deserves such a yacht as he's got, and long may he sail her! How easy it is to buy the love of men!
His letters are to be sent to Constantinople. Some from Aberalva are gone thither already." "And mine among them!" thought Grace. "It is God's will!... Madam, if it would not seem forward on my part if you could tell him the truth, and what I have for him, and where I am, in case he might wish wish to see me when you were writing."
Tom bows low his lordship does him too much honour: the cunning fellow knows that his fortune is made in Aberalva, if he chooses to work it out: but he humbly slips into the rear, for Frank has to be supported, not being over popular; and the Lieutenant may "turn crusty," unless he has his lordship to himself, before the gaze of assembled Aberalva.
"Only don't be hard on the people, sir; the people here. They're good-hearted souls, with all their sins, if you'll only take them as you find them, and consider that they've had no chance." "Willis, Willis, don't talk of that! I shall be a wiser man henceforth, I trust. At least I shall not trouble Aberalva long." "Oh, sir, don't talk so; and you just getting a hold of them!" "Yes, you, sir.
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