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Updated: June 26, 2025
He knew their cautious reserve; they were obstinate and slow to move, and if he tried to hurry them might take alarm. By and by one knocked out his pipe. "How are you getting forrad with t' peat-cutting?" he asked. "We have cut enough to last for three or four months." "You'll need it aw. Coal's a terrible price," another remarked. "It will be dearer soon," said Peter.
Has tha' begun tha' courtin' this early in th' season? Tha'rt too forrad." The bird put his tiny head on one side and looked up at him with his soft bright eye which was like a black dewdrop. He seemed quite familiar and not the least afraid. He hopped about and pecked the earth briskly, looking for seeds and insects.
"I imagine it's connected with somebody else's grouse or partridges, but that's not my business. You'll be a shilling or two richer if you show me the way." "Then the sooner I'm finished here, the sooner we'll be off, though I doot we hae fleyt the paltrig. Bide ye by the whinns, and when ye see me at the dyke come forrad with the net. If I lift my airm, ye'll stop."
"'There's something aloft that looks like a man, howled a seaman, one of the upstaring crowd about the Dutchman. 'Come forrad, sir. You'll see him. "The mate and the captain went forward and looked up. "'It's a man, exclaimed the captain. 'Aloft there! What are you doing skylarking up in those cross-trees? Come down! he cried, angrily.
"I thought of getting them in just now, but waited to call you first." "Well, you needn't wait any longer, Fosset," rejoined the skipper. "Pass the word for the bo'sun forrad." "Yes, yes, sir. Quartermaster, call Masters!" "Bo'sun, pipe all hands to hoist spars aboard!"
Whether the sogers hev goed down inter the valley or no, they're sartin to hev left some o' the party ahind, by way o' keepin' century. Let's picket the animals out hyar, an' creep forrad afut. That'll gie us a chance o' seeing in, 'ithout bein' seen." The mules being disposed of as Walt had suggested, the two continue their advance.
Our engines had already slackened speed; and, the helm being put down, we came up to the wind, to leeward of the ship and not a half cable's length away from her, broadside-on. "Stand by there, forrad," shouted the skipper. "Ship ahoy there! Surrender, or we'll run you aboard."
Has tha, begun tha' courtin' this early in th' season? Tha'rt too forrad." The bird put his tiny head on one side and looked up at him with his soft bright eye which was like a black dewdrop. He seemed quite familiar and not the least afraid. He hopped about and pecked the earth briskly, looking for seeds and insects.
Presently all the places are taken, and before we reach Temple Street, where helpless groups of women are gathered to avail themselves of the first seats vacated, an alert citizen is stationed before each passenger who is to retire at the summons, "Please pass out forrad."
"He was knifed by one of those black devils, sir, as he led the boarders forrad!" "Poor Stoddart! I am sorry to lose you! Well, there's no use crying over spilt milk, and all my words will never bring him back again. Mr O'Neil, just muster the men in the waist and let us know the worst at once!"
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