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Updated: June 29, 2025
'Why, now, as to the matter of that, replied the gentleman, gathering all the loose silver up into his hand and speaking very slowly, just as a country gentleman, who has all the live-long day to do nothing in, may be supposed to speak Why, now, as to the matter of that, said he, eyeing Pacey intently, and beginning to drop the silver slowly as he spoke, 'I can't say that I've any very 'ticklar 'quaintance with the captin.
The 'Squire is all right at heart, but it takes longer for him to fill his venerable Biler with steam than it used to when he was young and frisky. As I previously informed you, I am Captin of the Baldinsville Company. I riz gradooally but majestically from drummer's Secretary to my present position. But I found the ranks wasn't full by no means, and commenced for to recroot.
"I'd know that foot anywhere," ses Peter, still staring at it; and the words was hardly out of 'is mouth afore the foot 'ad moved itself away and tucked itself under its chair. "Why, that's my dear old friend Sam Small, ain't it?" "Do you know the captin?" ses the woman, smiling at 'im. "Cap ?" ses Peter. "Cap ? Oh, yes; why, he's the biggest friend I've got." "'Ow strange!" ses the woman.
Some o' the cocoa 'e was drinking went the wrong way, and then Ginger patted 'im on the back and told 'im to be careful not to bring on 'is brownchitis agin. Wot with temper and being afraid to speak for fear they should let Mrs. Finch know that 'e wasn't a captin, he could 'ardly bear 'imself, but he very near broke out when Peter Russet advised 'im to 'ave his weskit lined with red flannel.
Keep near me, Captin', so that we ken make motions to each other". In a few moments they had secured their ambuscade, each lying on the ground at full length, concealed by low, scrubby trees. By a slight turn of the head, each could command a view up the gorge for a considerable distance.
Who did you give that gold bracelet to you picked up the other night, captin?" he ses, turning to Sam. "Gold bracelet?" ses Sam. "I didn't pick up no gold bracelet. Wot are you talking about?" "All right, captin; no offence," ses Ginger, holding up his 'and. "I dreamt I saw one on your mantelpiece, I s'pose. P'r'aps I oughtn't to ha' said anything about it."
It's clivver of the nigger to be the first of us to think of that same. Then we'd betther set about it at once hadn't we, captin?" "By all means," was the reply; and the three men, rising to their feet, walked off toward the boat, leaving the young people under the tree.
I, myself, was standing forward by the long gun, when Pegtop, Bangs' black servant, came to me, and said: "Scuse me, massa captin; could ye gibe me some guns?" "Some guns," replied I; "certainly, a half dozen of them, if you wish it." "Jist de number massa told me to fotch him; tank'e, massa captin."
They've hung there for tin years both of thim; and this nate little flask's the first raal binifit I iver resaved from ayther of them. Thry it, Captin. It'll do yez good." I took the bottle and drank. It was the chingarito a bad species of aguardiente from the wild aloe and hot as fire. A mouthful sufficed. I handed the flask to Clayley, who drank more freely.
Though the horse was in the box adjoining the house, Mr. Buckram declared he had sold him to go to 'Hireland'; to what county he really couldn't say, nor to what hunt; all he knew was, the gentleman said he was a 'captin, and lived in a castle. Mr.
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