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In a minute or two the field was clear of all but Cripps, who appeared, after his short experience, by no means disposed to continue the contest single-handed. As for Loman, he had disappeared. "What is all this?" demanded Oliver, when at last, breathless and pale with excitement, he could find words. "Oh, Noll!" cried Stephen, "I'll tell you all about it. But let's get away from here."
It's not quite nine yet." "Is that all it is? Never mind; good-night, old man. I'm glad it will all be over on Monday." Before Oliver went to bed he had a talk with Stephen in his study. He succeeded in putting pretty vividly before his young brother the position in which he had placed himself by going down to the public-house and associating with a man like Cripps.
"What shall I say to Cripps?" was the wild question he kept asking himself as he went along; and the answer had not come by the time he found himself standing within that worthy's respectable premises. Mr Cripps was in his usual good humour. "Why, it's Mr Loman! so it is!" he exclaimed, in a rapture. "Now who would have thought of seeing you here?" Loman was perplexed.
Cripps took no notice of him, but went on with his ordinary pursuits, smiling to himself in a way which perfectly terrified his victim. Loman had never seen Cripps like this before. "Cripps," he said, after half an hour's waiting "Cripps, I want to speak to you." "You may want," was the surly reply. "I've done with you, young gentleman." "Oh, Cripps, don't talk like that!
I know I tried. And I was still trying when the sound of steps and voices on the other side of the shrubbery caused us or caused her; I doubt if I should have heard anything except her voice just then to start and exclaim: "Someone is coming! Don't, dear, don't! Someone is coming." It was the Crippses who were coming, of course. Mr. and Mrs. Cripps and Hephzy.
Cripps said; "but one about which, for reasons of policy, or, more truly, of snobbery, it is the fashion to keep silent. So, for goodness' sake, don't give me as your authority if you should ever have occasion to speak of it" And lowering his voice he mentioned a name. "As like as two peas," he added, "when you see them side by side which, in point of fact, you never do. Oh!
"I'd like to knock his ugly head off for him!" cried Mr Cripps, indignantly. "No, don't; please don't! I'd rather not. I dare say he's sorry for it." "I'll see he is!" growled Mr Cripps. "Besides, I've forgiven him," said Stephen, "and oughtn't to have told tales of him; so mind you don't do it, Mr Cripps, will you?" "I'll see," said Mr Cripps.
"Do wait till then!" he said, beseechingly. Cripps pretended to meditate. "I don't see how I can. I'm a poor man, got my rent to pay and all that. Look here, young gentleman, I must have 10 pounds down, if I'm to wait." "Ten pounds! I haven't as much in the world!" exclaimed Loman. "I can give you five pounds, though," he added. "I've just got a note from home to-day."
She was looking me full in the face now and her eyes were shining. "What Mr. Cripps said was true," she said. I could not believe it. I did not believe it even then. "True!" I repeated. "No, no! You don't mean " "I do mean it. I told him that I loved you." I don't know what more she would have said. I did not wait to hear.
Cripps, in like manner, in speaking of Galle, says: "I have seen in the vicinity of the fort, fish taken from rain-water that had accumulated in the hollow parts of land that in the hot season are perfectly dry and parched. The place is accessible to no running stream or tank; and either the fish or the spawn from which they were produced, must of necessity have fallen with the rain." Mr.
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