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I should curse it to damnation if I was living on it. I'm not, and I don't mean to do so." "Then I'll stay here and work too, without it," she urged, with a light in her eyes which they had never known. He laughed mirthlessly. "What could you do you never did a day's work in your life!" "You could teach me how, Shiel." His jaw jerked in a way it had when he was incredulous.
Hear me," he proceeded, as he remarked their incredulous, uncertain, and still threatening air; "this Indian saved me from the tomahawks of his tribe not a week ago; and, even now, he has become our captive in the act of taking a note from me to the garrison, to warn them of their danger.
A bright streak, at first white, then red, then copper-colored, illuminated the distant horizon. M. Hardy looked at it with a sort of incredulous, almost idiotic stupor. Suddenly, an immense column of flame shot up in the thick of a cloud of smoke, accompanied by a shower of sparks, and streamed towards the sky, casting a bright reflection over all the country, even to M. Hardy's feet.
Most of them were incredulous as to the stories of the abundance of gold in California. That gold had been discovered they did not deny; but they were of opinion that the find would be an isolated one, and that ruin would fall upon the crowds who were hastening either across the continent, or by ship via Panama, to the new Eldorado.
The little commandant spoke French, and he surprised me greatly when I spoke of "Les Etats Unis," by interjecting in a tone of incredulous scorn: "Les Etats Unis! où sont les Etats Unis?"
The late war afforded ample evidence of that, were any needed. The war with Russia has been so recently concluded that it is not necessary to enter at any length into a consideration of the Japanese Army. The history of that war gave ocular demonstration to the European nations, however incredulous they may previously have been on the subject, that Japan was in fact a great military Power.
They aided him also in this work of humanity, and all, except perhaps the incredulous Pencroft, soon shared both his hope and his faith. The calm of the stranger was deep, as has been said, and he even showed a sort of attachment for the engineer, whose influence he evidently felt.
"I know you're tired," he said bruskly. "But I fancied you'd be tireder in the morning and I have to leave for New York on the fast train. So, you see, it was now or never." Strangely enough, that got her. She stared at him a little incredulous, almost in consternation. "Do you mean you're going away?" she asked. "To-morrow?" "Of course," he said rather sharply.
There had been times when roars of incredulous laughter had greeted this boast, but most of this particular group had heard the yarn more than once and let it pass with a smile and a wink, remembering the night that Abel Day had asked old Bill how they got the oxen out of the cannon on that most memorable occasion.
Louden's " She paused, removed her spectacles, examined them dubiously, restored them to place, and continued: "'Louden's Masterly Conduct and Well-Deserved " she paused again, incredulous "'Well-Deserved Triumph " "Go on," said the Colonel, softly. "Indeed I will!" the old lady replied. "Do you think I don't know sarcasm when I see it? Ha, ha!" She laughed with great heartiness.
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