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The Sharpe's rifle put into his hands by the stable-man was accompanied by a familiar word of suggestion as to an equal, which he was ashamed to find flattered him. He was able to continue the conversation with Rawlins more coolly. "Then you suspect who is the leader?" "Only on giniral principles. There was a finer touch, so to speak, in this yer robbery that wasn't in the old-fashioned style.
"'The commissariat and the staff? "'English to a man. "'The dockyard people? "'English. "'The postmaster giniral? "'English. "'What, English? sais you, and look all surprise, as if you didn't know. 'I thought he was a colonist, seein' the province pays so much for the mails. "'No, he'll say, 'not now; we have jist sent an English one over, for we find it's a good thing that.
That would sorter divert their own minds; and even if it didn't, it would kinder get 'em accustomed agin to the old style and their own kind. I want to warn ye agin an idea that might occur to you in a giniral way. I don't say you hev the idea, but it's kind o' nat'ral you might be thinkin' of it some time, and I thought I'd warn you agin it."
"And who is this Walker person?" Jewel asked, with a vindictive gasp. "'Tis me that never heard of him. Why should he sign hisself vice prisident and giniral manager when the whole world knows Mr. Barstow, bless his soul, is the " "Will ye listen?" Martin bellowed with sorrowful asperity. "Somethin's happened. And now: GARRITY, Montgomery City.
"'The commissariat and the staff? "'English to a man. "'The dockyard people? "'English. "'The postmaster giniral? "'English. "'What, English? sais you, and look all surprise, as if you didn't know. 'I thought he was a colonist, seein' the province pays so much for the mails. "'No, he'll say, 'not now; we have jist sent an English one over, for we find it's a good thing that.
In a giniral way he is a miserable critter, for nothin' is good enough for him or done right, and his appetite gives itself as many airs, and requires as much waitin' on, as a crotchetty, fanciful, peevish old lady of fashion. If a man's sensibility is all in his palate he can't in course have much in his heart.
"Well, come this is pleasant too, we have made amost an everlastin' short voyage of it, hante we; and I must say I like land quite as well as sea, in a giniral way, arter all; but, Squire, here is the first Britisher. That critter that's a clawin' up the side of the vessel like a cat, is the pilot: now do for goodness gracious sake, jist look at him, and hear him." "What port?" "Liverpool."
The frind that left thim was a giniral officer, and be the same tokin that same man swore more, an' faster, an' louder, an' deeper than any man I iver met with afore or since." While the affable chief was thus talking, Russell proceeded to array himself in the general's uniform.
"Well, come this is pleasant too, we have made amost an everlastin' short voyage of it, hante we; and I must say I like land quite as well as sea, in a giniral way, arter all; but, Squire, here is the first Britisher. That critter that's a clawin' up the side of the vessel like a cat, is the pilot: now do for goodness gracious sake, jist look at him, and hear him." "What port?" "Liverpool."
'I was a thinkin' it's time to put her off, and she'll jist suit the French. They hante much for hosses to do, in a giniral way, but to ride about; and you won't say nothin' about her age, will you? it might endamnify a sale. "'Not I, sais I, 'I skin my own foxes, and let other folks skin their'n. I have enough to do to mind my own business, without interferin' with other people's.
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