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"An' this rain, too," said Cooney, "so soft, and even, and small, and warm, that it's playin' the very devil. Nothin' could stand it. Why it ud make a rotten twig grow if it was put into the ground." "Divil a one o' me would like to make the third," said Murray, "for 'fraid I might have the misfortune to succeed. Death alive!
"Are you afraid to follow me?" queried Stuart to the negro who had driven the automobile. "'Fraid of dem Haiti niggers? No, Sah. I'm a Jamaican!" This pride of race among certain negroes not always rightly valued among the whites had struck Stuart before. Indeed, he had done a special article on the subject during the voyage on the steamer. Reaching the wharf, Stuart sprang ashore.
Always jawin’ about education an’ bein’ a gentleman! Do this, don’t do that—this’s right, that’s wrong. Bein’ soft with Injuns—Lord, I was sick of bein’ his kind of son when I went off with Howard. Rennie wasn’t even ready to fight th’ war proper—big man here, ’fraid to try it where he wasn’t! Rightly he was sick of me, too, only his precious duty wouldn’t let him say so.
"Uncle," said Emmeline, putting her hand in his, as she gazed towards the ship and beyond it, "I'm 'fraid." "What frightens you, Emmy?" he asked, drawing her to him. "Shapes," replied Emmeline, nestling up to his side. "Oh, Glory be to God!" gasped the old sailor, suddenly resting on his oars. "Will yiz look at the fog that's comin' "
"'Fraid it is," said Derrick, with a laugh; "the worst of it is, the machinery is even dirtier than I am. 'Pon my word, I don't believe it's had a good over-haul for years." "Possibly," said Donna Elvira, absently. "The last man who had charge of it was too fond of the wine." "I can believe it," said Derrick; "anyway, he kept his machinery thirsty enough. What shall I do about it?"
"Poco tiempo, come to his camp, Ramon," he said when the sun was peering over the high shoulder of a ridge; and he spoke in a hushed tone, as if he feared that someone might overhear him. "You 'fraid Wagalexa Conka, he come?" Annie-Many-Ponies asked abruptly, looking at him full. Luis did not understand her, so he lifted his shoulders in the Mexican gesture which may mean much or nothing.
"'Now, says the obscure gintleman, just whin the first card was in his hand, ready to be laid down, 'you're to sarve me for a year and a day, if I win; and if I lose, you shall have all the money in the bag. "'Exactly, said Jack, and, just as he said the word, he saw the dog putting the pipe in his pocket, and turning his head away, for fraid Jack would see him breaking his sides laughing.
She make awful stink! She no 'fraid a tall. Next time I kill her sure!" The head of Gentry Canyon was about five miles from camp, and we reached it the following morning while the frost was still white and sparkling. We tied our horses. Copple said: "This is a deer day. I'll show you a buck sure. Let's stick together an' walk easy."
"You must grow more." "'Fraid I can't, Dick! Bootmakers can't do it." "I'll show you how," and he lifted Sir Julius lightly, and bore the fair gentleman to the looking-glass, holding him there exactly on a level with his head. "Will that do?" "Yes! Oh but I can't stay here." "Why can't you?" "Why can't I?"
Miss Julia P. Mangles bowed in a manner which she considered impressive and the world thought ponderous. Netty Cahere murmured a few timid words of thanks. "We shall hope to see you again," said Lady Orlay to Mr. Mangles. "'Fraid not," he answered; "we're going to travel on the Continent." "When do you start?" asked her ladyship. "To-morrow morning."
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