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"He liked you, too. No wonder, considerin' what you did to " "Belay! Never mind that. Poor chap! Well, he's rid of his sufferin's at last. Tell me about it, if you can without bringin' all the trouble back too plain." So she told him of her brother's sickness and death, of having to give up the old home, and, finally, of her acceptance of the housekeeper's position.
Even through the crack of the dish-closet door I could see the bristles risin' on the back of Cap'n Zeb Mayo's neck. "At last Cap'n Zeb couldn't stand it no longer. "'Belay there! he sings out, jumpin' to his feet. 'I want to ask you one question, Elkanah Daniels: Are you tryin' to say somethin' against Grace Van Horne's character?
Well, you can cruise a long ways on a v'yage like that. What do you mean?" "Aw, let me alone! I'm going to the club, I guess, or somewhere. Anyhow, I won't stay with her. I told her so. Silly little idiot! By gad, she understands what I think of her conduct. I'll never speak to her again. I told her so. She " "Here! Belay! Stop! Who are you talking about?" "Caro, of course. She "
As for the guns, battle or no battle, our ships, like "kind Lieutenant Belay of the 'Hot Cross-Bun'," seemed to be "banging away the whole day long."
"With a ho, my hearties, and a merrily heave O!" "I I'll give you in c-charge! I'll " "Cheerily! Cheerily! heave yo ho!" "I never see nothing like this here! I'll " "With a heave and a ho, and up she rises O!" "Oh, very good, I'll give you in charge for this, you you feller! Look at me coat! I'll send for a constable. I'll " Timbertoes. "Belay, my lad! This here's Number Five, ain't it?"
"It grieves me sore to wreck yonder goodly cabin house," said the skipper in his beard, "but, by Judas, we'll blow 'em out of it. Haul and belay your pieces, Master Gunner, and let 'em have a salvo of round shot." Reckless of the musket balls which began to fly among them, the sailors jumped for their stations at the guns.
Here he was suitably received by Fid, who raised him to his side; and, having placed him comfortably between the yard and the boom, he proceeded to secure him by a lashing that would give the tailor the proper disposition of his hands. "Bouse a bit on this waister!" called Richard, when he had properly secured the good-man; "so; belay all that."
Not a man of them but envied Bob Peet his privilege of going when he pleased to the lighthouse rock. For Captain January was not fond of visitors, and gave them no encouragement to come, Bob Peet being the single exception to the rule. The Captain liked Bob because he was not "given to clatter," and "knew how to belay his jaw."
M M made haste to go in, but I stayed to belay my boat with a lock and chain against thieves, who pass the night pleasantly by stealing whatever they can lay hands on.
The sailors ran forward with the rope, but as the sail rose the strain was so great that once or twice they were brought to a standstill. At last the boatswain shouted: "That is enough. Come back a little, but keep a firm grip of it. That is right!" he shouted, as he twisted the slack of the rope over the cleet. "Now, lads, down with the tack; down with it! Belay!"
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