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Perhaps we shall have to run the Colorado too. If so, we had better keep on to Diamond creek, and from there push by land to Cactus Pass. Cactus Pass is on the trail, and we may meet emigrants there. I don't know what better to suggest." "Dessay it's a tiptop idee," assented Glover cheeringly. "Anyhow, if we take on down the river, it seems like follyin' the guidings of Providence."
"'Well, says I, 'this ain't the Land's End, though I dessay it feels a bit like it. Then you wasn' thrown out? I says. "'Th-thrown out? says he. 'N-no. They told us Penzance was the next stop. "'Then, says I, 'if you got out accidental you've had a most providential escape, an' me an' my mates don't deserve less than to hear about it.
Dessay he could find out by to-morrow at any rate he would try. Five dollars are worth earning anyway. Having put this matter in train, Vincent, leaving Dan at Florence, went down at once to Charleston. Here, after twenty-four hours' delay, he obtained a warrant for the arrest of Jonas Pearson and others on the charge of kidnaping, and then returned to Florence.
"Him chasin' round in the mud cussin' all blue about his 'blarsted cap'; and t'other fellow wi' the cap on his head and pretending to hunt for it, and callin' the rest to come help. I dessay I'll laugh some myself, if I remember it when I'm safe back about ten mile from here.
Goodman, putting down 'is glass and dryin' 'is lips on each other, "but I find it useful for these attacks." "I I s'pose the flavor's very nasty?" ses Sam, taking a sip at 'is ginger-beer. "Not exactly wot you could call nasty," ses Mr. Goodman, "though I dessay it would seem so to you. I don't suppose you could swallow it." "I don't s'pose I could," ses Sam, "but I've a good mind to 'ave a try.
Borkins?" he queried as they all sat at supper, and he himself munched bread and butter and fish paste with a vigour that was lacking in only one quality manners. Borkins sniffed, and passed up his cup to the housekeeper. "Before you were born, I dessay," he responded tartly. "Is that so, Methuselah?" Dollops gave a little boyish giggle at sight of the butler's face.
As the minister drove down the hill, a man came out of a small house at the foot and waited on the road. Had it been possible Telford would have pretended not to see him, but it was not possible, for Isaac Galletly meant to be seen and hailed the minister cheerfully. "Good mornin', Mr. Telford. Ye won't mind giving me a lift down to the Corner, I dessay?"
I never knew anybody called Thyrza. But I dessay it's a lady's name. You're a lady, ain't you? 'No, I'm not a lady. I go to work with Miss Nancarrow. You know her? 'I can't say as I know her. She lives in the next room to us, but we don't often speak. But I remember now; I've seen yea on the stairs.
"Ay, and I dessay there's parts where it's more than twice as deep, and when you come to think of the thousands of miles you can sail without nearing land, I say there's room for thousands of things such as nobody has ever seen." "That's very true," I said.
"It would be punishing the weak with the guilty and strong, my lad," said Mr Brymer. "I am loth to proceed to extremities." "Werry well then, sir, smoke 'em out as you would rats. I dessay the doctor has got some brimstone." "Yes, I have, Hampton," said Mr Frewen; "but, you see, these are men, not rats." "That's a true word, sir." "You would not like to kill them all in cold blood, my man?"
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