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"As some one said of some one who could write better than he talked, 'He has plenty of bank notes, but he carries no small change, in his pocket." "It is so apt to be too small," she answered, somewhat severely. "I see you are above talking the nonsense that some girls talk. What do you do to get rested from your thoughts?" How Marjorie laughed! "Hollis, do talk to me instead of writing.
And this morning also, some of the Cambridge's men come up from Portsmouth by order from Sir Fretcheville Hollis, who boasted to us the other day that he had sent for 50, and would be hanged if 100 did not come up that would do as much as twice the number of other men: I say some of them, instead of being at work at Deptford, where they were intended, do come to the office this morning to demand the payment of their tickets; for otherwise they would, they said, do no more work; and are, as I understand from every body that has to do with them, the most debauched, damning, swearing rogues that ever were in the Navy, just like their prophane commander.
And you think that any man who uses a gun on another is a coward?" He laughed sardonically. "Well, all I've got to say to you is that you ain't got your eye-teeth cut yet." He deliberately turned his back on Hollis and the others and walked to the door. On the threshold he halted, looking back at them all with a sneering smile. "You know where I live," he said to Judge Graney.
The Judge got to his feet and approached the two men. "Hollis," he said, "shake hands with Mr. Allen, of Lazette." Allen's hand came out quickly and was grasped by Hollis's, both grips being hearty and warm. "My name's Ben Allen," explained the stranger with a smile. "Tacking on a handle like 'Mister' would sure make me feel like a stranger to myself."
The night following the issue of the Kicker containing the announcement concerning the coming of the law Potter had informed Hollis that he had that day delivered the notices to Allen. Hollis had demonstrated the fact that a majority of Dry Bottom's citizens welcomed the law.
She was full of her home and her studies, and she felt herself too young to think grown-up thoughts and have grown-up experiences; she felt herself to be so much younger than Linnet. But her pride was touched, simple-hearted as she was she wanted Hollis to care a little for her letters.
He stood before Hollis, a big man, diffident in manner and rough in appearance, surrounded by his fellow ranchers, bronzed, bearded, serious of face. Though the sun had been down three hours the heat was frightful and the visitors shuffled their feet and uncomfortably wiped the perspiration from their brows. "Sit down," invited Hollis.
"In fact, I have talked it over with Norton. He tells me that he won't have any trouble in caring for your stock while you are away." "Thanks." Hazelton did not trust himself to say more at that moment. He knew how great would be the task of caring for his stock during his absence, and had not Hollis come to his aid with this offer he would have had to give up the proposed trip.
He was just as smart and f-funny as could be." "Well, he isn't smart and funny now," said the judge, with a grim laugh. The two men passed up the long avenue and into the house. At the door they were met by Mrs. Hollis, whose small angular person breathed protest. Her black hair was arranged in symmetrical bands which were drawn tightly back from a straight part.
"Don't you know what that is?" asked Hollis, harnessing himself into the sled. "Oh, yes, indeed," said she. "I know about him and Christian." Hollis looked perplexed; this must be one of Marjorie's queer ways of expressing something, and the strange preacher certainly had something to do with Christians. "If it were not for the fractions I suppose I might go.
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