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She was quickly sorry and apologetic for Dora's selfishness and her own thoughtlessness, and Ethel was not difficult to pacify. There was then no duty so imperative as the arrangement of a little dinner for Mr. Mostyn. "We will make it quite a family affair," said Mrs. Denning, "then we can go to the opera afterwards. Shall I call on Mr. Mostyn at the Holland House?" she asked anxiously.
"Toe be sure, mate," said Dumlow, "that's what Mr Denning says as he come out of his cabin. `She's dying, he says, and you and me got up and sat down again feeling as silly as two booby birds." "Here, you don't know what you're talking about, messmate," said Bob Hampton. "Yes, he does," I cried excitedly, for a greater light seemed to have now flashed into my brain.
"In the first place, as you know very well, we're short-handed now, and we can't spare the men from the work. In the second place, we'd hang up sure, then; to go up in that wilderness, fifty miles from civilisation, would mean a first-class row of too big a size to handle. Won't do!" "Suppose you get a lawyer," suggested Denning sarcastically. Orde laughed with great good-humour
This I baited as before and threw over, the line running out rapidly till about the same length was out; and Mr Denning took hold again, the red spots in his cheeks showing how thoroughly he was interested in the sport.
Major Denning had a man at the wheel, evidently his chauffeur, for he was a British private. He knew the road, and managed to steer clear of the obstructions that continually cropped up. "Seems to me those Hun pilots must have dropped most of their bombs out this way, instead of hitting the town or the camps," Tom suggested, as they dodged to and fro, and often suffered severe bouncings.
It's a terrible business, and how does Miss Denning seem? Does she bear up about it all?" "Well, pretty fairly, sir. Of course she is very much alarmed, and she is anxious about her brother." "Is she, though?" he said. "Poor girl. Of course, yes, she would be. Did she seem very anxious about any one else Mr Frewen, for instance?" "No, sir; I don't remember that she mentioned him." "Poor girl.
"I am not likely to talk about it to anybody unless it be to Mr Denning," I said, feeling a little hurt. "Then pray don't mention it to him. It would only make him and his sister uneasy," cried Mr Frewen, quickly. "I'm afraid they've seen enough for themselves," said Mr Brymer. "Look here, youngster, I shall speak plainly to you, because you are a sensible lad.
"So fresh and bright after the clo clo clo Oh dear me!" I was obliged to laugh, and though Mr Denning looked angry, I saw Miss Denning turn away to hide a smile, for the captain and Mr Brymer laughed as merrily as I did.
"Then tell him he's to get well as soon as he can, and play the man now and help us to save the ship, and you, and all of us; and I say, I really must go and help now, and oh, Miss Denning, don't sit down there; that's my sandwich." I caught up the partly eaten biscuit and meat, and hurried out of the cabin to make my way forward. "What a donkey I have made of myself!" I cried, mentally.
"Haven't time to-day, Bobby," replied Mr. Orde. "You just play around." But Jim Denning would not have this. "Can't start 'em in too early, Jack," said he. "I bet you'd been fished out from running logs before you were half his age." Mr. Orde laughed. "Right you are, Jim, but we were raised different in those days." "Well," said Denning, "work's slack. I'll let one of the men take him."
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