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As she began to descend with her burden she saw that the light of the kitchen fire, seen through the windows, was augmented by a candle. Her mother was evidently awaiting her. "Pretty time to be fetchin' in the wash," said Mrs. Foster querulously. "But what can you expect when folks stand gossipin' and philanderin' on the ridge instead o' tendin' to their work?"
"I am at present," said the man, smiling. "I left a friend on the beach below. I wasn't sure how I should find you." His courteous glance took in the young man. Uncle William turned quickly. "It's Mr. Curie," he said, "the one that bought your picters. And he's left somebody a friend down below. Mebbe you wouldn't mind stepping down and fetchin' 'em up." "Of course."
"With that he jumped right in, and then he said somethin' in French to the officers; some order or another, I suppose, about comin on and fetchin' his hoss with them. I have hearn in my time, a good many men speak French, but I never see the man yet, that could hold a candle to him. Oh, it was like lightnin', jist one long endurin' streak; it seemed all one sentence and one word.
"Bobby paid me by taking the clo'es offen the line and bringin' them in every night, and fetchin' the water," she replied chidingly. "We was goin' to keep it a secret till he got enough to buy a pony." "But I'd ruther buy a house," said Bobby. "I ain't got enough to come in no snidikit," sobbed Co. "I ain't saved much." "That's because you spend all you earn on candy," rebuked Milt.
"You'll go to a much hotter place when you die, if you so much as stir a finger out," called the Parson with firm cheerfulness. "I'm a Parson, mind you. I know what I'm talkin about." "Ah, I know you wouldn't go for to put a pore bloke away for fetchin his thumb to mop a drop o sweat off his conk," whined the other. "Ha! you sweat, Knapp?" "I spouts pushpiration, sir!" "Capital, capital!"
"'Course, Trot; arms like any other lady. An' pretty faces that smile an' look mighty sweet an' fetchin'. Their hair is long an' soft an' silky, an' floats all around 'em in the water. When they comes up atop the waves, they wring the water out'n their hair and sing songs that go right to your heart.
In those latter hours Edward himself was frequently heard to say "Please," and also "Would you mind fetchin' that ball?" while Harold and I would sometimes actually find ourselves trying to anticipate his wishes. As for the girls, they simply grovelled.
You forgot all about it, I guess; and I forgot it, too, till mother saw it on the table, where I'd laid it down. I was so taken up with just coming home, you know." "Of course of course!" said True. "Much obleeged to you, Willie, for fetchin' it for me. It's brittle stuff it's made of, and most likely I should have smashed it 'fore I got it home." "What is it? I've been wondering."
Sub-lime! "The old man keeps swimmin' up an' down through it all with the faithful Antonio at 'is side, fetchin' him numerous splits. 'E had eight that mornin', an' when Antonio was detached to get 'is spy-glass, or his gloves, or his lily-white 'andkerchief, the old man man would waste 'em down a ventilator. Antonio must ha' learned a lot about our Navy thirst." "He did." "Ah!
Well, there bes another girl in this harbor I'd like to be fetchin' away wid me! Aye, here she bes now, wid the bully." Mary sprang ashore. "Here ye be. Git yer gear aboard quick, an' away wid ye," she whispered, "an' don't forget yer promise." "I'll be comin' back for ye, one o' these days," said George Wick. "Then ye needn't, for ye bain't wanted," replied Mary.
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