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Updated: June 28, 2025
"'Bout ten to eleven." "Hm! Think they'll shove any obstacles in the way?" "Depends," said Anthony. "If they sent a message through it's pretty certain we may run into a hold up." "Going to chance it?" "No. We'll slip off the main road at Cobham and trickle in through the byes." "Right oh! tell me when."
It was a treat to see his lithe form crouching behind the bails, to rise next instant with the rising ball; his great gloves were always in the right place, always adhesive. Once only he held them up prematurely, and a fine ball brushed the wicket on its way for four byes; it was his sole error all the morning.
"Sure, you've give me a nice fright prowlin' about like thaves and whoiver may be the ould man wid ye? The mistress'll stand no tramps or beggars about, as well you know." "He's no tramp or beggar," I retorted, stoutly, "he's Granfa." "Granfa! Granfa who? Noan o' your nonsense, now, byes. What's the truth now, spit it out!"
Then, under the great balloon jib topsail my little ship flew off like a scared bird and disappeared behind the edges of the cliffs. "Byes, did yer ever see the like o' that?" shouted an old fisherman, enthusiastically. "My, but Sammy's a lucky dog ter be gettin' sich a sail. I'd give a quintal fer the chance." I must say that I was pleased with this expert appreciation, and began to feel better.
This astonished the "great unwashed," and a big Irishman jumped on the stage, shouting: "Shut up, shut up, byes! Let's hear what the cuss has to say; he's a cool un." There was silence. Taking out my cigar, I laughed long and loud. "What you laughing at?" howled the mob. "This reminds me," said I, very slowly, "of a little story." "Out with it," was the response.
"They're not playing you for runs, my man, and I shouldn't run any risks with those hands. Remember all the chances they're going to lap up to-morrow, and all the byes they've not got to let!" And Raffles had administered his opiate before the patient knew much more about it; next minute he was shaking hands with me, and the minute after that Raffles went in to put out his light.
He is never in his ground except when his wicket is down. Nothing in the whole game so trying to boys. He has stolen three byes in the first ten minutes, and Jack Raggles is furious, and begins throwing over savagely to the farther wicket, until he is sternly stopped by the captain.
He added, with an access of interest, "Yuh've heard the byes tell the story of the rube that tied up the Swede janitor on the Drive into a knot with his own hose. This'll be the same lad, I'm thinkin'." The other nodded. He was bending over Clay and sprinkling water on his face. "He'll be black and blue ivery inch of him, but his eyelids are flickering.
"Look out sharp, byes, I'm mistrusting'," roared old Sammy. There were some long tense moments, ended by a shriek from Frenchy by the foremast. "Hard a-lee!" The sails shook in the wind and swung in-board, and out again, with a rattling of the little blocks.
Besides, he had money in his pocket, and "what would the byes think av me if I neglected to set 'em up?" And set 'em up he did for "the byes" and for himself, till I heard McFarquhar taking him to his cabin to put him to bed long after I had turned in.
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