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Updated: June 3, 2025
Beshrew me, if your voyages will find portions for all your wenches! Has the leech let blood to thy good-mother, Susan? There! not one amongst you all bears any brains. Knew you not how to send up to the castle for Master Drewitt? Farewell! Thou wilt be at the lodge to-morrow to let me know how it fares with thy mother, when her brain is cleared by further blood-letting.
It was a delightful experience. The sordid question of price was waived; for once expense was nothing to me. I wish you'd just step up to your room and see how you like it. It's the one over the kitchen." Miss Drewitt hesitated, and then curiosity, combined with a cheerful idea of probably being able to disapprove of the lauded decorations, took her indoors and upstairs.
And I shouldn't wonder if your perturbed spirit walks the captain's bedroom afterwards." Miss Drewitt looked up and eyed the speaker with scornful comprehension. "Take the bet, Mr. Chalk," she said, slowly. Mr. Chalk turned in hopeful amaze; then he leaned over and shook hands solemnly with Mr. Tredgold. "I'll take the bet," he said.
Miss Drewitt, feeling herself baffled, sat for some time wondering how to find fault politely with the young man before her. Her mind was full of subject-matter, but the politeness easily eluded her. She threw out after a time the suggestion that his presence at the bedside of sick people was not likely to add to their comfort. Captain Bowers entered before the aggrieved Mr.
You ought not to be in the kitchen at all by rights. Not that I mind what people say I should have enough to do if I did but still " The captain fled in disorder and at first had serious thoughts of wiring for Miss Drewitt, who was spending a few days with friends in town.
Before they had gone a hundred yards they were wet through, but Miss Drewitt, holding her skirts in one hand and shivering at every flash, ran until they brought up at a tall gate, ornamented with barbed wire, behind which stood the shed. The gate was locked, and the wire had been put on by a farmer who combined with great ingenuity a fervent hatred of his fellow-men.
Tredgold's eyes of which the girl knew nothing. He stood at the doorway watching the rain. "Come inside," said Miss Drewitt, in a trembling voice. "You might be struck." Mr. Tredgold experienced a sudden sense of solemn pleasure in this unexpected concern for his safety. He turned and eyed her. "I'm not afraid," he said, with great gentleness.
Miss Drewitt started violently, and her cheek flamed at the meanness of the attack. "I wish I was, my lad," said the admiring captain. "It would be the proudest moment of my life," said Edward, deliberately. "And mine," said the captain, stoutly. "And the happiest." The captain bowed. "Same here," he said, graciously.
He was worrying about what you'd do all alone, and I told him I'd come." Captain Bowers looked at her helplessly. "I can manage very well by myself," he said, at last. "Chop your leg off, I s'pose?" retorted Miss Vickers, good-temperedly. "Oh, you men!" "And I'm not at home much while Miss Drewitt is away," added the captain.
Chalk; "he can talk of nothing else." The captain suppressed a groan, and Mr. Tredgold endeavoured, but without success, to exchange smiles with Miss Drewitt. "Aye, aye," said the captain, desperately. "He's as eager as a child that's going to its first pantomime," continued Mr. Chalk. Mr. Stobell's appearance was so alarming that he broke off and eyed him with growing uneasiness.
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