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"You have!" she nodded, without looking at me. "You you knew it, then?" "Of course!" she nodded again. "So did Jerry so did Jessamy, so did your tall uncle and your aunt, I think, and and everybody else in all the world except yourself, Peregrine." "Blind fool that I was " "No, Peregrine, it was because you never guessed, that I didn't run away "
Place them in a hospital, put them in a jail in yellow overalls, do what you will, young Jessamy finds young Jenny. O, have it your own way; I am too old a hand to argue with young gentlemen who choose to fancy themselves in love; I have too much experience, thank you.
"Yes, sir," joined in the younger sister, who did not rise to so high a pitch of literature, "and we have read Perfidy Punished, and Jemmy and Jenny Jessamy, and the Fortunate Footman, and the Illustrious Chambermaid."
Every moment the hostile demonstrations of the crowd grew more threatening until suddenly, and to my inexpressible comfort, above the angry clamour arose a voice peculiarly rich and musical. "Give way, friends, give way yon lad's a friend o' mine give way!" The ring about me was split apart by the forward thrust of a sinewy shoulder, and Jessamy appeared with Diana close beside him.
"Well, arter it was all over, Jessamy took him aside into a quiet corner an' they prayed together." "Jessamy was always a forceful evangelist!" she laughed. "And there he is." "Where?" questioned Diana. "Listen and you'll hear him, Ann!" Sure enough from the boskages adjacent came the ring and tap of a hammer to the accompaniment of a rich, sweet voice unpraised in song.
The man gave it eagerly: "Lord, sir," said he, grinning ingratiatingly, "you did Tom up in proper style and no mistake." Stern-faced, Jessamy turned, and, stooping above his prostrate and still unconscious antagonist, dashed the ale into his bloody face, whereupon Tom groaned and stirred feebly.
Were the bright eyes of the Jessamy Bride responsible for this additional extravagance of wardrobe? Goldsmith had recently been editing the works of Parnell; had he taken courage from the example of Edwin in the fairy tale? "Yet spite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dared to love.
"Ale be good stuff sometimes, took externally, which is a Latin word meaning not in the stomach!" said Jessamy, and setting an arm beneath Tom's battered head, lifted him to a sitting posture. "How are ye now, Tom?" he enquired. "Bad, damned bad!" groaned Tom. "To hit a man wi' a brick ain't the Christian way to fight; it ain't Johnny Bull."
"Nobody could hit him harder than I've seen him hit, except Jessamy, p'raps." Now at this I was seized of such a yearning to kiss her that I bent lower over my platter lest the impulse prove ungovernable. "It ain't size as counts, brother," added Jessamy, "no not once in a thousand; an' as for this cove Milo, big an' heavy an' slow as a waggon o' bricks, I could eat him alive any day.
"So put it into your pocket and thank the pretty gentleman." This Jessamy did, after no little demur and with reiterated expressions of thanks. "Which do remind me, sir, as I have a letter for you," said he. "And my name is Peregrine," I nodded. "A letter, Peregrine, as was give to me for you by your uncle, Sir Jervas."
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