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Phil promised to take care of Marjie. It makes this easier. I believe they will love each other, John. I hope they may. When they do, give them my blessing. Good-bye." Across this vision Judson's thin sharp voice was pouring out words. "Now, Baronet, you see, to be plain, it's just this way. If I marry Marjory, folks'll say I'm doing it to get control of the widder's stock.
He ended up with a descriptive sweep of his arm, and gazed triumphantly at his enemy. "Did ye ever hear the likes o' such balderdash?" sneered Spectacle John, appealing to Jake Sawyer. Jake passed his hands, in some perplexity, over the youngest orphan's curls. "Most folks'll tell ye the same, John," he said, regarding his partner doubtfully.
"Then why the hell don't you talk so's folks'll know what it's about?" he demanded heatedly. "Because... Hm." Duncan hesitated, with his enigmatic smile. "Well, because the rules don't require it." "What d'you mean by that?" Tracey exploded. Nat couldn't explain, so he countered neatly. "This is one of your Angie... evenings, isn't it, Tracey?" "Yep, but " "Well, you hurry along.
Amri read the bill; then he turned around in his chair and looked out of the window. Then he walked to the door and opened it suddenly, and peered up and down the hall. "The dum thing's loaded with dynamite," he said, when he came back. "Calc'lated on some explosion," said Scattergood. "But I calc'late the folks'll be for it.
"I'll let her off easy, if I have to," he thought, and he said, "Folks'll want school to begin as advertised. You can't go, but there's Ruby Ann Patrick. She'll be glad to supply. She's kep' the school five years runnin'. She wanted it when we hired you. She's out of a job, and will be glad to take it till you can walk. I'll see her to-day.
Now, I'll be named James Rutherford Livin'stone Washin'ton, an' stick to that till I get inter President polyticks; then I'll put the Livin'stone last, James Rutherford Washin'ton Livin'stone, so folks'll be sure I belong to you. Bill says folks can change their names, if they has a mind to, when they come twenty-one.
"I s'pose some o' our folks'll go over to Alton to see the procession, same's usual. I've got to git one o' them small flags to stick on our Joel's grave, an' Mis' Dexter always counts on havin' some for Harrison's lot. I calculate to get 'em somehow. I must make time to ride over, but I don't know where the time's comin' from out o' next week. I wish the women folks would tend to them things.
You can't make him hold up his head; and he's allers contradicting himself. He promised his vote last election to both sides. 'Why, said I, 'what's the good of that, William? Folks'll no more pay you for your words when you've eaten them than they will for your bacon. But that man really couldn't make up his mind which side should bribe him.
Ketch a chicken, 'n' folks'll think ye're killin' her; but ketch a pa'tridge, 'n' she'll jest lay in yo' hand 'n' breathe fast, 'n' hate ye." "How do you account for that?" the Colonel asked. "The fox and the dog belong to the same family; likewise the chicken and partridge!" "That's jest why I picked them kind out ter tell ye 'bout," he answered.
I declar', Mason, I wish you'd do sich wuck in the kitchen or stable. Folks'll think I ain't no sort o' housekeepah." "How's Mrs. Gilcrest?" asked Mrs. Rogers a moment later, as she shook hands with Major Gilcrest and nodded to his boys, Martin Luther and Silas. "Wish she'd come with you, but I reckon she's feared to be out in the night air." "Why didn't Betsy come?" Susan asked.
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