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Even th' rookies, what had seen a lot o' service, knowed that he was makin' himself liable an' him a general t' be called up on a drumhead court-martial. "There he was, a thousand miles from anywhere, dividin' his force in th' face of a superior enemy. An' that enemy th' greatest fighters that ever th' sun shined on. You know we men that fighted Injuns knows what they was made of.
After that, though " "Don't mention it," says I. "I mean, much obliged," and I backs off hasty before she can change her mind. I had to kill time while Vee was dividin' a couple dances between two young shrimps; so I sidles into a corner where Ferdie sits behind his shell-rimmed glasses, lookin' bored and lonesome. "Now don't you wish you'd gone and had your feet educated?" says I. Ferdie yawns.
Anythin' goin' on round here?" "Nothin' wu'th dividin' 'cept Mose Blake fell into the river yistidy an' was drownded." "What, you don't tell me so?" the old man exclaimed. "Yes, couldn't swim a lick atter he struck the water an thar wan't no use in tryin' befo' he struck." "Powerful sorry to hear it," said Jasper. "Good feller worst habit of his was always tryin' to talk when he couldn't." "Yep.
That was my judgment, and there's no appeal from it. I am the great Justinian in this case." "Did you ever save anybody's life?" she asked, putting the bottle of cordial away, as he filled his glass for the third time. "Twice certain, and once dividin' the honours," he answered, pleased at the question. "And did you expect to get any pay, with or without interest?" she added. "Me?
"You ain't so keen on dividin' up, eh?" "Oh, it isn't that," returned Lucy quickly. "I was only thinking what a lot you had to do. No wonder you sent for me." It was a random remark, but it struck Ellen's conscience with such aplomb that she flushed, dismayed. "What do you mean?" she faltered.
"This poor fellow recovered his senses about the time the pirates were dividin' the prisoners among them. He seemed dazed at first, so said the Lascar, but as he must have bin in a considerable funk himself I suspect his observations couldn't have bin very correct.
"'Yes, sez Josiah, 'let me catch the Loontown and Shackville Powers tryin' to divide Jonesville into pieces and grabbin' the pieces and dividin' 'em up amongst 'em and turnin' us out of house and hum, I guess them powers would find they had got hold of a Boxer when they come to cut up my paster and divide it and the medder back of the house where grandfather Allen's grandpa and great-grandma lays with a white railin' round 'em, kep' up by the Allens two hundred years.
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