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However, for the present, without a shadow of a reason, since all reasons ran in the other direction, we ate our leek in silence; once again, but now for the last time, the bloody little bantam crowed defiance from his dunghill, and tore the British flag with his spurs.
"By the god of war!" exclaimed the first-lieutenant, "but I'll soon show you down to the boat, my young bantam; and when once I get you safe on board, I'll make you know the difference between a midshipman and a first-lieutenant." "I can only admit of equality, sir," replied Jack; "we are all born equal I trust you'll allow that." "Equality damn it, I suppose you'll take the command of the ship.
After that, the Doctor sang a very clever song, in the course of which he imitated all the different animals in a farmyard. He did mix them a bit. He brayed for the bantam cock, and crowed for the pig; but we knew what he meant all right.
'I fear your watch doesn't keep very good time. 'Sure, you're in the right, sir, said I; it's been losing a little of late; so only last night I stopped it at half-past six, to make sure it would show me the right calling-time this morning. And, when I'd said that, I just nod my head, as much as to say, 'There's one for ye, me boy! and walk off as jaunty as a Limerick bantam."
"You've done for yerself already! You swore to it!" "A din't!" said the Bantam, doggedly. "You swore to't!" the farmer vociferated afresh. The Bantam played a tune upon the handle of the door, and still affirmed that he did not; a double contradiction at which the farmer absolutely raged in his chair, and was hoarse, as he called out a third time that the Bantam had sworn to it.
When by mere force of habit they grew more familiar with him, he would strut up and engage them in long conversations, listen to all they said with consummate good nature, giving his opinion in return. He was wholly unconscious that he looked like a bantam crowing to a group of larger and more sleepy fowls, but the Frenchmen perceived the likeness. As the months wore on he did them good.
"Yes," replied the brown egg; "I asked where you were going." "Who are you?" enquired Humpty; "do you belong in our nest?" "Oh, no!" answered the brown egg; "my name is Coutchie-Coulou, and the Black Bantam laid me about an hour ago." "Oh," said Humpty proudly; "I belong to the Speckled Hen myself." "Do you, indeed!" returned Coutchie-Coulou.
Our country lawyer we engaged for Tom cross-questioned him and then he said he was not ready to swear to the exact words that had passed between him and Tom. I should think not. Then came another who swore he had seen Tom lurking about the farmer's grounds that night. Then came the Bantam and I saw him look at Rady. I was tremendously excited and my father kept pressing my hand.
Schoolgirls are irreverent beings, and though to her face her pupils showed her all respect, behind her back they spoke of her familiarly as "The Bantam," in allusion to her small size but plucky disposition, or sometimes, in reference to her sarcastic powers, as "The Sark," which by general custom became "The Snark."
"Slaves," he grunted, "not a spark left in them." His eyes swept the heavens. Two faint black specks appeared in the blue distance, from the direction of Great New York. "They're coming for us," he said quietly. "Let them," crowed the fiery little bantam, "we'll meet them man to man." He wrenched the tube from the stiffened fingers of the dead guard, swung it exultingly aloft.
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