gohawk

Updated: May 23, 2025

You have heard the cry of the eagle, you have seen him carry off a lamb, you have had a pot-shot at him, but what do you know of the eagle's nest? Mais non. "The lamb is one thing, the nest is another. You don't know the eagle till you've been there. And you, Gohawk, would not understand, if you saw the nest. Such cancan!" "Shut your mouth!" broke out Gohawk. "D'ye think I'm going to stand your "

Gilbert Parker - Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People"

You can think how proud Malachi was. She used to get plenty of presents from the men who had no wives or children to care for little silver and gold things as well as others. She was fond of them, but no, not vain. She loved the gold and silver for their own sake." Pierre paused. "I knew a youngster once," said Gohawk, "that " Pierre waved his hand. "I am not through, M'sieu' Gohawk the talker.

Gilbert Parker - Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People"

"Best speech y'ever heard," Gohawk interjected; "just emptied the words out, split 'em like peas, by gol! till he got to one place right before the end. Then he pulled up sudden, and it got so quiet you could 'a heard a pin drop. 'Gen'lemen of the jury, says Freddy Tarlton here gen'lemen, by gol! all that lot Lagan and the rest!

Gilbert Parker - Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People"

If she would come to him in his danger, and in spite of his killing the man, good. If not, then he would die. Well, I went to find her and fetch her. I found her. There was no way to send word, so we had to come on as fast as we could. We have come just in time." "Do you mean to say, Pierre, that she's here?" said Gohawk. Pierre waved his hand emphatically. "And so we came on with a pardon."

Gilbert Parker - Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People"

You can think how proud Malachi was. She used to get plenty of presents from the men who had no wives or children to care for little silver and gold things as well as others. She was fond of them, but no, not vain. She loved the gold and silver for their own sake." Pierre paused. "I knew a youngster once," said Gohawk, "that " Pierre waved his hand. "I am not through, M'sieu' Gohawk the talker.

Gilbert Parker - Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People", v2

Pierre turned and looked at the speaker with a cold inquisitive stare. "Mon Dieu!" he said presently, "here's this Gohawk playing preacher. What do you know of Malachi, Gohawk? What do any of you know about Malachi? A little of this, a little of that, a drink here, a game of euchre there, a ride after cattle, a hunt behind Guidon Hill! But what is that?

Gilbert Parker - Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People"

But no, not a word, up or down, high or low. Exit Malachi!" rejoined Freddy Tarlton sorrowfully. "I wish he'd given me half a chance." "I wish I'd been there," said Pierre, taking a match from Gohawk, and lighting his cigarette. "To hear his speech?" asked Gohawk, nodding towards Tarlton. "To tell the truth about it all. T'sh, you bats, you sheep, what have you in your skulls?

Gilbert Parker - Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People"

But what is that? You have heard the cry of the eagle, you have seen him carry off a lamb, you have had a pot-shot at him, but what do you know of the eagle's nest? Mais non. "The lamb is one thing, the nest is another. You don't know the eagle till you've been there. And you, Gohawk, would not understand, if you saw the nest. Such cancan!" "Shut your mouth!" broke out Gohawk.

Gilbert Parker - Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People", v2