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"But did you ever see anybody that could go through the country as these fellows can? It's just marvelous. They know every short cut to every point, and they know just where to go every time to see way ahead without being seen themselves. It would puzzle the sharpest Rebel bushwhacker to get the drop on them." "I don't know as I want to learn their way of doing," said Abe crustily.
"Why not to me?" "Because you've started out on your own voyage of discovery. You'll bring back more treasures from that adventure than any one can give you." These things were said crustily, as though dragged from a man thinking of other matters and unwilling to talk. More minutes went by before Davenant spoke again.
Then Fyne uttered a solemn: "Certainly not," with profound assurance. But immediately after he added a "Very highly strung young person indeed," which unsettled me again. Was it a tragedy? "Nobody ever got up at six o'clock in the morning to commit suicide," I declared crustily. "It's unheard of! This is a farce." As a matter of fact it was neither farce nor tragedy.
'They are saying that you lost three thousand to my Lord March, the night before you left town? 'Halve it. 'Indeed? Still an expensive mistress? 'Can you direct me to a cheap one? Sir George said rather crustily. 'No. But doesn't it occur to you a wife with money might be cheaper? the doctor asked with a twinkle in his eye.
It would have startled her exceedingly to have been told that she was angry with the man for presuming to place his Friend higher in the list of great ones than any of those given that day; and yet such was actually her feeling. She swept her skirts angrily away from contact with the man, and spoke so crustily to the little lady who had come in her wake that she moved timidly away.
I predict that this is the beginning of one of the biggest mining rushes the world ever saw. We are within one hundred and forty miles of Copah with a practicable railroad; we are within twelve miles with a track which must be made practicable while the band plays. If you discharge your entire engineering corps at this crisis " "I beg your pardon," interrupted the president crustily.
Good to be grad. All Injin love to be grad." "Because I cannot say it with truth. No; I come of the Gentiles, and not of the Hebrews, else would I glory in saying I am a Jew, in the sense of extraction, though not now in the sense of faith. I trust the chiefs will not take offence at my telling them just what I think." "Tell you he don't care," returned Pigeonswing, a little crustily.
On top of the dunnage, in the sternsheets, Michael gazed wistfully at the Mary Turner and continued to snarl crustily at Scraps who idiotically wanted to start a romp. The Ancient Mariner stood up at the steering sweep and gave the order, when all was ready, for the first dip of the oars. A growl and a bristle from Michael warned them that the whale was not only coming but was close upon them.
"That watch belonged to my grandfather," he said. "You don't claim that, do you?" "Wouldn't take it as a gift," said the loser crustily. "You couldn't get it in exchange for yours!" retorted the owner. Presently they came to Walter.
"I didn't hear you," said the solicitor, crustily; "your speech was very indistinct last night." "Seemed so to you, I dare say," said the other. Mr. Thomson shook his arm off, and clinging to the mainmast, leaned his cheek against it and closed his eyes.
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