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"An' I'd be a liar if I denied it," replied Jasperson. "Wal, gen'lemen, I'm obligated to ye. Next Sabbath I'll wade right in." Upon the following Sunday our hero rose betimes, tubbed himself, shaved himself, perfumed his small person with bergamot, and then arrayed it in the ivy-bosomed shirt and the $75 suit of broadcloth. His toilet occupied just two hours and seventeen minutes.
"Walk up, gen'lemen, walk up! the ole firm! Rasper? Yessir twenty to one bar two! Twenty to one bar two! Bob? What price, Bob? Even money, sir no, not a penny longer, couldn't do it! Red Wull? 'oo says Red Wull?" On the far side the stream is clustered about the starting flag the finest array of sheep-dogs ever seen together.
Puffington passed the wine and gave as a toast 'Success to the handicap. 'Well, at length said Jack, having apparently struck a balance, 'hands in pocket, gen'lemen. If this is an award, Mr. Pacey's gold watch and appurts gives Mr. Sponge's chestnut horse seventy golden sovereigns. Show money, whispered Jack to Pacey, adding, 'I'll stand the shot.
Half sobbing, the woman explained that the child had sprained its ankle. "I'm just about done," she gasped; "an' the sight o' you two young gen'lemen runnin' up the 'ill finished me. I ain't the leaky sort," she added fiercely, still gasping and trembling. Then she bent down and tried to lift the heavy child, which moaned feebly. "You run on, Jonathan," said Desmond. "Why?"
"The Marseilles express, gen'lemen!" "Good-bye, Tartarin! Good luck, old fellow!" "Good-bye to you all!" murmured the great man, as, with his arms around the brave Commandant Bravida, he embraced his dear native place collectively in him.
He stood at the new grave's foot, sank to one knee, wiped true tears from his eyes, pressed apart the evergreens and chrysanthemums piled there, and laid in the midst his own bruised and wilted offering of lilies. As he reached the graveyard gate in departing his mood lightened. "An' now gen'lemen," he said to himself, "is come to pa-ass the ve-y nick an' keno o' time faw a fresh staht.
I guess you may as well finish that song we interrupted while we're finishing our meal." "All rightee, gen'lemen!" answered the jolly guide and cook.
Some people don't know enough to, they say! You've heard that saying, ain't you, Miss Tabor?" "Yes." "Well, I tell YOU," she exclaimed, noisily, "there's plenty ladies and gen'lemen in this town that's like that!" Her laughter did not cease; it became louder and shriller.
Gen'lemen, the shame you feel for me is discounted by the shame I feel for myself. I'd ought to have told Birdie that your affairs didn't concern her; I'd ought to have said that you was honnerable gen'lemen whom I'm proud to call my intimate friends; I'd ought to have said a thousand things, but I sot there, and said-nothin'!"
"Ay: gen'lemen on our travels," said the more evil-looking of the pair; "and look here, youngster, if you meets any one who asks after us, and whether you've seen us, mind you arn't. Understand?" Don looked at him contemptuously, and half turned away. "Who was there after you?" said Mike Bannock, suspiciously. "Some of a tribe of Maoris," replied Jem. "No one else?" "No."
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