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I say, Jack," I added, blushing a little, "got that photo about you?" Jack handed out his treasure, and we fell-to talking a good deal about the original of the picture, which interested me quite as much as it did Jack. "Do you know, Fred," said he, presently, "she doesn't know anything about about father? She believes she is an orphan, and that I am the only relation she has."
As I fell-to, he stood by, enjoying the relish I displayed in the appeasing of my hunger. "If I was a young fellow av your age, strong build and qualities, do ye know where I would make for?" he ventured. "Where?" I asked, uninterestedly. He lowered his eyebrows. "Out West, Canada," he said, with a decided nod of his head. "And, the farther west the better.
All of which it fell-to my lot to answer, as Jack Smith showed no inclination to assist me. At length we reached the top of Style Street, where, as usual, the athletic Billy was at his sports. I really believe he spent the entire time he was not blacking boots in walking round and round his box on the palms of his hands with his feet up in the air.
"That is what distinguishes us from the other birds!" replied the Janedaw, and thanked her stars that it was so. "I wish we could sing!" sighed the littlest young Jackdaw. "Babble, babble!" replied his mother angrily. And then, as it was dinner-time, he forgot his grief as they all said grace, and fell-to.
When the fires had been got going, we put on the boiler, and treated the great crab as I have already mentioned, and so fell-to upon a very hearty supper; but, as we ate, each man had his weapon stuck in the sand beside him; for we had knowledge that the valley held some devilish thing, or maybe many; though the knowing did not spoil our appetites.
He looked first at me, then at Jack, and finally at the boot in his hand, which he fell-to polishing till it dazzled. But Jack's tone and look had effectually damped his spirits, and when he spoke again it was with a half whine. "I are a larning better, governor, do you hear? I knows my letters. You ask this 'ere bloke," pointing to me with his brush. "And them Aggers, too.
The door that which led to the back of the house opened, as if the draught moved it; it remained open a space, then in a silent, ghostly fashion it fell-to again. The Colonel laid down his knife, and Uncle Ulick, whose eyes had followed his, crossed himself. "That's not lucky," the big man said, his face troubled. "The saints send it's not the white horse of the O'Donoghues has whisked her off!"
His eyes seemed to say, "Will you not trust me?" I returned his gaze, and answered, "I will." "Then come," he said; "I will show you your couch." As we rose, the woman came in. She took up the candle, turned to the inner door, and led the way. I went close behind her, and the sexton followed. The air as of an ice-house met me crossing the threshold. The door fell-to behind us.
At the sight of his patron he dropped promptly to attention. "Well, Billy," said Smith, "are you ready for me?" Billy grinned all over his face, as he replied, "Yaas," and at once fell-to work. Hawkesbury watched the incident with interest, not quite sure what to make of it, and rather taken aback to have our walk thus abruptly stopped.
Then I fell-to upon the foul walls within, slushing and brooming them. Bats dropped from the roof and flew blundering against me: I drove them forth from the window. The mud floor became a quag: I seized a spade and shovelled it clean, mud and slime and worse filth together. Blind, blind, that you could not see!" How should she need help? Little cared I though she needed it, and sorely!
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