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Cumberledge," it said, with somewhat uncertain spelling, "and I am very sorry that I was not able to Post the letter to you in London, as the lady ast me, but after her train ad left has I was stepping into mine the Ingine started and I was knocked down and badly hurt and the lady gave me a half-sovering to Post it in London has soon as I got there but bein unable to do so I now return it dear sir not knowing the lady's name and adress she having trusted me through seeing me on the platform, and perhaps you can send it back to her, and was very sorry I could not Post it were she ast me, but time bein an objeck put it in the box in Basingstoke station and now inclose post office order for ten Shillings whitch dear sir kindly let the young lady have from your obedient servant,
The little creature, in his mother's absence, smelt a warm flat iron. You're quite right, Sir. You were going to have the goodness to inform me, when we arrived at the door that you were by trade a 'Stoker, said the man. 'A choker! said Miss Tox, quite aghast. 'Stoker, said the man. 'Steam ingine. 'Oh-h!
"Well, Miss, I dessay it won't much matter," said Mrs Marrot, endeavouring to soothe the baby, in whom the button or the blacking appeared to be creating dire havoc; "but of course my 'usband can't attend to 'er 'isself, not bein' allowed to attend to nothink but 'is ingine. But he'll put 'er in charge of the guard, who is a very 'andsome man, and uncommon polite to ladies.
I say de b'ilers is full, my dear frien's. "Full o' what? Whar do dey git water ter run dis gorspil train? Dis heah's been a mighty dry season, an' de cotton-fiel's is a-beggin' now fur water, an' I say whar do de salvation train git water fur de ingine? "Oh, my po' sinner-frien's, does you want me ter tell yer?
Just as Terence Reardon and his engine crew came panting up on the bridge, the old Costa Rica walked into it. "Me ingine room! I knew it!" cried Terence. Then the explosion came. From where he lay on his back, half stunned, Cappy Ricks saw water and wreckage fly high in the air. The Costa Rica shivered. So did Cappy.
He didn't do it because at that same minute yous was walkin' down the track to flag Benson's ingine." The bolt had fallen. The woman could have been no other than Agatha Geddis. Once more I stood in critical danger of losing all that I had gained. There was only one faint hope, and that was that she had not heard of the broken parole.
"No hope! the church key and the vestry key are on the same ring both inside there! Oh, sir, he's past saving he's dust and ashes by this time!" "They'll see the fire from the town," said a voice from among the men behind me. "There's a ingine in the town. They'll save the church." I called to that man HE had his wits about him I called to him to come and speak to me.
"An' och, James, take the wild Ingine wid ye; they know them bloody, murthering woods better than our boys, glory be to God for taching them that same." "Of course I shall take him. You hear, Jacky, will you show me how to find the poor dear captain and his mate if they are in life?" "If they are alive, Jacky will find them a good deal soon if they are dead, still Jacky will find them."
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