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Updated: June 17, 2025
He's half a Don, that fellow, with his fine scholarship, and his fine manners, and his fine clothes. He'll get a taking down before he dies, unless he mends. Why ain't you gone too, sir?" "I follow my leader," said Amyas, filling his pipe. "Well said, my big man," quoth Drake. "If I could lead you round the world, I can lead you up Channel, can't I? Eh? my little bantam-cock of the Orinoco?
So the bargain was struck, and Antonio agreed to become the ogre's servant. He was very well treated, in every way, and he had little or no work to do, with the result that in a few days he became as fat as a quail, as round as a barrel, as red as a lobster, and as impudent as a bantam-cock. But, after two years, the lad got weary of this idle life, and longed desperately to visit his home again.
Two days ago my hilarious bantam-cock, saucy to the last, my cheeriest companion, was found frozen in his own water-trough, the corn-saucer in three pieces by his side. Since then I have taken the hens into the house.
I am surprised, indeed, that you should have fallen away from that allegiance to which you did not only swear yourself, but did administer the oath to so many others. 'Not a whit, Captain, not a whit! he answered, resuming his old bantam-cock manner as soon as he saw that there was no danger. 'I am upon oath as true and as leal a man as ever I was. 'That I can fully believe, I answered.
Oddly enough at that moment there rang out from one of the neighbouring premises the shrill clarion of a bantam-cock. "Ha, ha!" laughed Glyn merrily. "It's a cock and elephant!" "Don't believe you." But as the rattling noise was continued, Singh sat up in bed. "I say," he continued, "what's the good of talking such stuff?" "Stuff, eh? You come and see.
I search my memory, and then turn to the group of little faces that are waiting expectantly for me to begin, and continue: "Amongst the various breeds of dogs that I have come across personally, I know of none more faithful than the little fox-terrier is to his first devotion. He is a perfect little bantam-cock to fight, and never so happy as when he is in a row.
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