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"Hollo!" cried the man, a little startled by the white, worn face that so suddenly confronted him, although he had been looking for it. "Is that you, Mr. Balfour?" "Yes. Hush! There is no need to mention names." "Quite true, Sir; but you gave me quite a turn," remonstrated the other, "coming out of the darkness like a ghost. This Wheal Danes, at midnight, puts queer thoughts into one's head."

'A son and heir, said John, glad to see the young father able to look gratified. 'Well, it is the best name; I hope she will like it. But, hollo, John, where did you drop from? as it suddenly occurred to him to be surprised. 'I came home on some business of Fotheringham's. I landed early yesterday, and came up from Southampton. 'A fine state of things to come to, sighed Arthur.

Weller for her po-lite inquiries, Sammy, replied the old gentleman. 'I think a pipe vould benefit me a good deal. Could I be accommodated, Sammy? Here Mrs. Weller let fall some more tears, and Mr. Stiggins groaned. 'Hollo! Here's this unfortunate gen'l'm'n took ill agin, said Sam, looking round. 'Vere do you feel it now, sir? 'In the same place, young man, rejoined Mr.

All of a sudden they heard a mysterious 'Piep. 'Hollo! said one, 'what's that? no one can be hatching out at this time of the year it's impossible; yet surely something said "Piep" down there in the corner. "Just then another 'Piep' was heard. "'I don't think it sounds quite like a young chicken, replied the other hen.

He was out of the carriage in a moment, and walking down the avenue, feeling as if he only now was in the right way home; but a misgiving crossing him as he came nearer the two figures that had attracted him there was less resemblance on a nearer view than in the general air when further off. A shout 'Hollo, John! settled all doubts.

One of them laughed and said, "As if you did not know." There was a sickening perception, but Stead's powers were alert enough for him to exclaim, "Then you have no warrant." "My good fellow, don't stickle about such trifles. For the King's service it is, and that should be enough for all loyal hearts. Hollo, what's that?

The maddened woman made a quick wrench to pull away from him her left hand, which he held in his, taunting her with the ring that symbolized their eternal bonds; but he was too quick for her. "Hollo!" laughed he; "want to get rid of it, don't you? No, no! that won't do, that won't do! I'll make it safe!"

When I heard the whoop and hollo, and the tramp of the heavy boots of my pursuers on the winding stair which I was descending, I plainly foresaw I should be overtaken unless I could get into the open air.

I think I'll send Moran and Brien up to sleep to-night in the house. But, hang it! if they were, they would not come out in the daytime to give an alarm. Hollo! Moggy, throw me out one of them papers till I see what it's about. So he conned over the notice which provoked him, for he could not half understand it, and he was very curious. 'Well, keep it safe, Moggy, said he.

I shouted "Hollo!" A voice answered mine, and one of the horsemen came galloping up; it was Saint Vrain. "Why, bless me, Haller!" cried he, reining up, and bending from his saddle to get a better view of me, "is it you or your ghost? As I sit here, it's the man himself, and alive!" "Never in better condition," I replied. "But where did you come from? the clouds? the sky? where?"

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