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"Yes," nodded the Captain, "but b'gad! we mean more than that, we mean that you are one of us, that Devenham's friend must be ours because he's game " "And can ride," said the Viscount. "And is a man of taste," added the Marquis. Thus it was as one in a dream that Barnabas beheld the legs of the Gentleman-in-Powder, and heard the words: "Dinner is served, gentlemen!"
"Oh! is it, b'gad! And why?" "Because hard work ennobles a man," said Barnabas. "Always heard it was a deuce of a bore!" murmured the Captain. "Exertion," Barnabas continued, growing a little didactic perhaps, "exertion is life. By idleness come degeneration and death." "Sounds cursed unpleasant, b'gad!" said the Captain.
But Captain Slingsby continued to shake his fist at the great, black horse, and to swear with unabated fervor. "You black devil!" he exclaimed, "you four-legged imp of Satan! So, you're up to your tricks again, are you? Well, this is the last chance you shall have to break my neck, b'gad! I'm done with you for a "
The Gentleman-in-Powder had scarcely articulated the words, when the Captain had gripped Barnabas by the hand. "Congratulate you, Beverley, heartily." "Thank you, but why?" inquired Barnabas. "Eh what? Hasn't Jerningham told you? B'gad, is it possible you don't know "
"Eight thousand guineas!" said the Captain, yawning. "Steepish, b'gad, steepish! Eight thousand at ten to one hum! Now, if Fortune should happen to smile on me to-day by mistake, of course still, if she does, I shall clear enough to win free of Gaunt's claws for good and all, b'gad!"
"Hold your tongue, Ailsa. I will not be interfered with! It's time that somebody spoke out plainly and let this establishment know what the public has a right to expect of it. What do I pay my rates and taxes for and devilish high ones they are, too, b'gad if it's not to maintain law and order and the proper protection of property?
"I offer you a devilishly ugly, damnably vicious brute, b'gad! I offer you a four-legged demon, an accursed beast that nobody can ever hope to ride a regular terror, curse me! Killed one groom already, will probably kill another. Now, what is your price for this lady's pet? Look him over and bid accordingly." "Twenty-five pound, sir," said the shabby man. "Thirty!" said Barnabas.
"My dear sirs," I continued, "I have long suspected your passion for my peerless aunt, nor do I venture to blame you " "Blame, b'gad!" exclaimed my uncle George faintly. "To-night I chanced to overhear words pass between you that put the matter beyond doubt " "Impertinent young eavesdropper!" exclaimed my uncle Jervas, very red in the face.
You're able to pull out your blue uniform, I know, an' b'gad! the uniform of an officer is full dress the worrld over! Look at Batty, half mufti, and his allowance a bit late, me boy. But does Batty despair? By no means. 'Tis at times like this that gaynius rises to the occasion." Franklin grinned amiably. "Thank you for the suggestion about the uniform, at least," he said.
And then he stopped and listened. "Hold on, boys, listen," he said. "Look out look out! Here they come!" Every ear caught the faint distant pattering, which grew into a rapid and insistent rumble. "Cavalry, b'gad!" cried Battersleigh. Franklin's eyes shone. He spurred forward fast as he could go, jerking loose the thong which held his rifle fast in the scabbard under his leg.
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