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"Seventeen days," reiterated the other, nodding his shaggy head; "you came here on the 2nd of Pluviose, today is the 19th." "The 19th Pluviose?" interposed Sir Percy, and a strange gleam suddenly flashed in his eyes. "Demn it, sir, and in Christian parlance what may that day be?" "The 7th of February at your service, Sir Percy," replied Chauvelin quietly. "I thank you, sir.
"UND DER PIPE-LINE GE-MEND," Hooven burst out, suddenly remembering a forgotten argument. He waved an arm. "Ach, der pipe-line bei der Mission Greek, und der waater-hole for dose cettles. Say, he doand doo ut HIMSELLUF, berhaps, I doand tink." "Well, talk to Harran about it." "Say, he doand farm der whole demn rench bei hisseluf. Me, I gotta stay."
"That is why I wanted you to come here. From Hooven's, here, we can watch both roads simultaneously." "Is anybody on the lookout on the Upper Road?" "Cutter. He is on the Long Trestle." "Say," observed Hooven, the instincts of the old-time soldier stirring him, "say, dose feller pretty demn schmart, I tink.
In some punches it goes; and then, again, in others it don't." But it was left to Hooven to launch the successful phrase: "Gesundheit," he exclaimed, holding out his second glass. After drinking, he replaced it on the table with a long breath. "Ach Gott!" he cried, "dat poonsch, say I tink dot poonsch mek some demn goot vertilizer, hey?" Fertiliser! The others roared with laughter.
"Heap better! What a demnable place to get into!" "There are one or two other entrances " "Better?" "No, worse." "Demn!" "Now," he said presently, when his heart had got back to normal and he had lit a cigarette. "Let's talk business. Am I in time?" "For the wedding? Just in time. It's tomorrow." "Aw er you know what I've come for, I suppose?"
"Send that demmed lot away, then," rejoined Sir Percy calmly. "They won't go.... They want to see you..." Sir Percy paused a moment, pen in hand, as if in deep reflection. "They want to see me," he said with a laugh. "Why, demn it all... then, why not let em?..."
Say, Caraher, he tole me dis morgen say, he tole me Mist'r Derrick gowun to farm der whole demn rench hisseluf der next yahr. No more tenants. Say, Caraher, he tole me all der tenants get der sach; Mist'r Derrick gowun to work der whole demn rench hisseluf, hey? ME, I get der sach alzoh, hey? You hef hear about dose ting? Say, me, I hef on der ranch been sieben yahr seven yahr. Do I alzoh "
"Demn him!" he skirled, following the solid march of his enemy with fiery eyes. Never before had his deaconship been heard to swear. Tam Wylie laughed at the shrill oath till his eyes were buried in his merry wrinkles, a suppressed snirt, a continuous gurgle in the throat and nose, in beaming survey the while of the withered old creature dancing in his rage. Demn Wylie too what was he laughing at!
He sat there panting for close on five minutes, with unaccustomed perspiration streaming down his red face, and then he said "Demn!" and proceeded to mop himself up with his handkerchief. Then he held up a finger to a distant waiter in the dining-room, and when he came, murmured, "Whisky soda two," and fanned himself vigorously till they came. "Better?" asked Graeme, as they nodded and drank.
Then Sir Percy, with one hand lightly pressed on the letter, pushed his chair away and with his pleasant ringing voice, said once again: "Well! demn it... let 'em see me!..." With that he sprang to his feet and up to his full height, and as he did so he seized the two massive pewter candlesticks, one in each hand, and with powerful arms well outstretched he held them high above his head.
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