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What chance, think ye, hath the Duke against the King's forces? 'As much chance as a farmyard fowl against a spurred gamecock, did he rely only on those whom he hath with him, Saxon answered. 'He hath reason to think, however, that all England is like a powder magazine, and he hopes to be the spark to set it alight. The old man shook his head sadly. 'The King hath great resources, he remarked.
"Yes, if the breed is gamecock it will accept any challenge, not only war and politics, but mechanics, shop-keeping, cattle-herding, anything!" "Papa, if you can see these things that are to be, so clearly, why can you not take the wise steps to plant your family on the safe side?" "Ah! we Virginians were always the best statesmen, but we died poor.
Gamecock was an exceedingly good-looking fellow, dressed handsomely, always wore spurs, and had more manners than any other farmer within twenty miles; and, therefore, it is not to be wondered at that Lady Rooke somewhat encouraged these gratitude-visits.
An instant afterwards, though, he burst out laughing, in spite of himself, as 'The Battersea Bantam, who had been ineffectually dancing round Tregarva like a gamecock spurring at a bull, turned off with a voice of ineffable disgust, 'That big cove's a yokel; ta'nt creditable to waste science on him.
He gave McGee and Larkin the pitying look of one who has just drawn the grand prize in an open competition, and without another word turned quickly and passed through the door. Cowan's face had a baffled look. "Well," he finally said, "he acts like a gamecock, anyhow." "Do you realize the danger of the mission?" McGee asked. "It's not for me to consider that angle," the Major replied.
When I think of 'em! The Gamecock, Shootin' Star, Flyin' Fish, Witch o' the Wave, Staghound, Harvey Birch, Canvas-back, Fleetwing, Sea Serpent, Northern Light! An' when I think of the fleets of the tea-clippers that used to load at Hong Kong an' race the Eastern Passages. A fine sight! A fine sight!" I was interested. Here was a man, a live man.
And to every bed, table, stand, and chair was hobbled a gamecock a rarely high-bred lot by their looks, that joined in saluting my entrance with a volley of questioning crows! It was, I fancy, altogether the most startling reception visitor ever had.
"Let me deal with this young gamecock, Comyn," cried the captain, with an oath. "He seems to think his importance sufficient." But Comyn would brook no interference. He swore that no man should strike him with impunity, and in this I could not but allow he was right. "You shall hear from me, Mr. Carvel," he said.
Landsman am I, and chicken-hearted at sea. Keep the gamecock to mind the farmyard; there be more birds than ducks needed." "Make a song hereof, Harek," said the king. "Here is word play enough for any scald."
The gamecock, who may have fancied that he was being rocked in the branches of a pine-tree, bore the motion with greater fortitude than Latimer was able to command.
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