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Perhaps John was a little more corpulent than when he was a youth; but he could wield the fore-hammer as easily and powerfully as ever. A cloud, however, had been gathering over their happy home during the past year. Molly the sweet active girl who had never known a day's illness from her childhood had fallen into bad health. Her step had lost its spring, but her cheerful spirit was unsubdued.
"No, nor yet is my fist the fore-hammer," rejoined the smith, with sparkling eyes. "Nevertheless, I repeat that I'll go always supposing that you and Molly have no objections." It was one of the dearest wishes of the old woman's heart to be near her crippled and favourite son, but she would not commit herself at once. "What says Molly?" she asked, turning to her daughter.
Your acquaintance is extensive, lad, but there's no girl in the case this time." Ruby made no reply, for an indefinable feeling of anxiety filled his breast as he threw down the fore-hammer and prepared to descend. On reaching the rock he advanced towards the strangers, both of whom were stout, thickset men, with grave, stern countenances. One of them stepped forward and said, "Your name is "
While they were all thus busily engaged, Ruby observed a boat advancing towards the rock from the floating light. He was blowing the bellows at the time, after a spell at the fore-hammer.
We have said that the first glance Ruby obtained caused him to leap nearly over the forge; the second created such a revulsion of feeling that he let the fore-hammer fall. "Hallo! Got a spark in yer eye?" enquired Dove, looking up anxiously.
What a contrast between the miserable, sickly, slow-dribbling silver and other teapots of the land, and this great teapot of the sea! The Bell Rock teapot had no sham, no humbug about it. It was a big, bold-looking one, of true Britannia metal, with vast internal capacity and a gaping mouth. Dove seized it in his strong hand as he would have grasped his biggest fore-hammer.
Soon he was busy wielding the fore-hammer, causing the sparks to fly about himself and his comrade in showers, while the anvil rang out its merry peal. Meanwhile the boat drew near. It turned out to be a party of visitors, who had come off from Arbroath to see the operations at the Bell Rock.
Poor thing! All her wonted merriment had fled from her comely face, and been supplanted by a look of horror. "O sirs!" she cried, clasping her hands, and gasping as she spoke, "come, come quick, my John has falled an' broke his pledge, an' he's goin' to murder some of 'em. I know he'll do it; he's got hold o' the fore-hammer. Oh! come quick!" They required no urging.
Soon he was busy wielding the fore-hammer, causing the sparks to fly about himself and his comrade in showers, while the anvil rang out its merry peal. Meanwhile the boat drew near. It turned out to be a party of visitors, who had come off from Arbroath to see the operations at the Bell Rock.
While they were all thus busily engaged, Ruby observed a boat advancing towards the rock from the floating light. He was blowing the bellows at the time, after a spell at the fore-hammer.
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