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Jack Vance pulled out his watch, and held it down so that the glimmer of the red light from between the bars of the stove fell upon its face. "My word," he exclaimed, "it's time we thought about packing!" "Wait a jiff for those letters," answered Diggory. A moment later "Rats" came scampering down the passage. "Here they are," he cried; "I'm very sorry I forgot 'em.
That part of his work completed, he set down the pan which served as a washer, and walked rapidly back toward his friends. "Another disappointment," remarked Frank; "it isn't as easy to find gold as we thought." "I don't know about that," said Tim McCabe. "Jiff looks to me as if he has hit on something worth while. How is it, Jiff?" he called as the old miner drew near.
"Do tell them to hurry, Dicky," says Dulce, anxiously. "They are always so slow. And tell them to bring lots of cake." "You shall have it all in a couple of shakes," says Mr. Browne, encouragingly, if vulgarly. "What's that?" asks Dulce, meaning reproof. "It isn't English, is it? How soon will it be?" "Oh half a jiff," returns he, totally unabashed.
"Have you met all the painter men?" said Jinny. "Was Mallinson drunk? If you go to his studio he'll give you one of his pictures. I say, Teddy ..." "Half a jiff," said Cruttendon. "What's the season of the year?" He looked out of the window. "We take a day off on Sundays, Flanders." "Will he ..." said Jinny, looking at Jacob. "You ..." "Yes, he'll come with us," said Cruttendon.
"Just half a jiff, Dick," said Purdy. "Or go ahead. I'll make up on you." For a quarter of an hour Mahony aired his heels in front of a public-house. Then he gave it up, and went on his way. But his pleasure was damped: the inconsiderateness with which Purdy could shake him off, always had a disconcerting effect on him.
In the first place, if the country was bent upon these civil broils, clearly his intended character of pipe-smoking, ale-drinking citizen was wholly unsuited to the coming play. Wherefore, in a jiff he had abandoned it, and now stood, mentally, as naked as a plucked fowl while he considered what costume he should wear and what character he should choose to interpret.
But, Lord, look you, sir hearts and souls alive, man the next instant, in a jiff, I was blind as a bat both eyes out all befogged and bedeadened with black foam the whale's tail looming straight up out of it, perpendicular in the air, like a marble steeple.
I just arrived from Texas. Wait a jiff, and I'll come down and explain." He stayed for no permission, but swung from the saddle, trailed the reins, and started down the slope. He could hear a low-voiced colloquy between the two dark figures, and one of them called roughly: "Hands up, friend! We'll take no chances on yo'."
"Well, you see, I've met Jiff before, and formed a rather fair opinion of him; but whin a gintleman like mesilf is engaged on some important business, them as are to be favored with me confidence must have their credentials." "And you accept our presence with him as proof that he is what he should be?" Tim gravely inclined his head.
Then he came bravely to Kitty's aid. "See here, Kitty, don't make such a rattling; you'll wake father. I can make this fire in a hurry. I have made one out of next to nothing, lots of times; you just put some water in the tea-kettle, and we'll have a cup of tea in a jiff."
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