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Still, Jake had had numerous love affairs that seldom lasted long. "Have you been to see her since you came back?" she asked. "Yes," said Jake. "After helping to drive her father out of the country, I knew it would be an awkward meeting, but I felt I ought to go because she might be in difficulties, and I went twice. On the whole, it was a relief when I was told she was not at home."
Late in the night they were still playing without a change in their positions. Em still perspired; but Mr. Ottinger no longer protruded his tongue, a sullen anger was evident in his every move; Jake's affable flow of conversation was hushed; Gordon's face set. It was, indisputably, not funny he had won nearly two hundred dollars. "Make it ten?" Jake queried. The others nodded.
If it is as good as its name it ought to be a good one." "I must confess," said Jake, "that I never have enjoyed my religion. If it is the right kind it has done me very little good. But I can't afford to drop it, for it's all I have at least till I see something better. Robert and Mary Davis seem to enjoy their religion. I always noticed that. I believe I shall investigate the church of God.
Well, Saltash is coming, so we've got to make the best of it. I shouldn't care a cuss if it weren't for young Bunny. But he's always been keener on his lordship's company than I've thought advisable." "Oh, Jake," she said, colouring a little, "I don't believe Charlie would do him any harm." "Not intentionally perhaps," said Jake.
If they had seen any, and had a gun with them, they could have shot one easily, for squirrels are not afraid of you when you are on horseback; and, as it was, Jake Milrace came pretty near killing a quail that they saw in the road by a wheat-field.
If Jake comes here to-morrow, and you ain't here, what do you think he'll do? The neighbours are comin' for fifty miles round, two is comin' up a hundred miles, an' you can't Jinny, you can't do it. I bin sick of answerin' questions all these years 'bout you and Jake, an' I ain't goin' through it again. I've told more lies than there's straws in a tick." She flamed out.
There was, however, no respite the moment they slackened their exertions they would drift to lee and he held on, keeping awkward stroke with Jake, while Lisle swung the balancing paddle astern. They kept it up for several hours, and then, toward evening, the rain ceased and the clouds rolled aside.
"Nope, no such married life for me," I thought I could hear him responding, rather pleased than not to be the butt of the auctioneer. "Do I hear any bids?" the Great Auctioneer was saying, almost in the words of Mr. Harpworth. "What! No one wants n married life like this? Well, put it aside, Jake. It isn't wanted. Too old-fashioned."
He had a two-horse wagon, and he was loading it with rails from a big pile; there were two dogs with him, and when they saw the boys they came towards them snarling and ruffling the hair on their backs. Jake said not to mind them they would not bite; but they snuffed so close to Frank's bare legs that he wished Dave would call them off.
She hid her face against his breast and said nothing, but her shoulders shook. "Jo, say it!" he pleaded. "Don't torment me! You must love me. You came to my arms when trouble threatened. Tell me that you love me, Jo!" She only trembled and shivered as if cold. "Tell me, Jo! Don't torture me. Tell me that you love me!" There was a stifled sob; then, in muffled tones: "You big, blind country jake!
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