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This made us feel a little uneasy. He was such an enormous man there was no knowing what he might do if he got really obstreperous. Bumpo and I were talking about this downstairs in the dining-saloon when Polynesia, Jip and Chee-Chee came and joined us. And, as usual, Polynesia had a plan. "Listen," she said, "I am certain this Ben Butcher is a smuggler and a bad man.
I had hoped that lighter hands than mine would help to mould her character, and that a baby-smile upon her breast might change my child-wife to a woman. It was not to be. The spirit fluttered for a moment on the threshold of its little prison, and, unconscious of captivity, took wing. 'When I can run about again, as I used to do, aunt, said Dora, 'I shall make Jip race.
There were only those three, their hamper, my hamper, and the guitar-case, in the phaeton; and, of course, the phaeton was open; and I rode behind it, and Dora sat with her back to the horses, looking towards me. She kept the bouquet close to her on the cushion, and wouldn't allow Jip to sit on that side of her at all, for fear he should crush it.
Please take Julia Mills and me and Jip to Putney! So they went, very soon after the funeral. How I found time to haunt Putney, I am sure I don't know; but I contrived, by some means or other, to prowl about the neighbourhood pretty often. How I treasured up the entries, of which I subjoin a sample ! 'Monday. My sweet D. still much depressed. Headache.
Poor Gub-Gub was dreadfully frightened; and the pushmi-pullyu began to sharpen his horns for a fight by rubbing them on the mast of the ship; while Jip kept springing into the air and barking and calling Ben Ali bad names in dog-language. But presently something seemed to go wrong with the pirates; they stopped laughing and cracking jokes; they looked puzzled; something was making them uneasy.
'Oh, yes; but I don't want to hear any more about crusts! said Dora. 'And Jip must have a mutton-chop every day at twelve, or he'll die. I was charmed with her childish, winning way. I fondly explained to Dora that Jip should have his mutton-chop with his accustomed regularity.
'Though certainly I don't know why you should, said Dora, or why you should call it a happiness at all. But of course you don't mean what you say. And I am sure no one doubts your being at liberty to do whatever you like. Jip, you naughty boy, come here! I don't know how I did it. I did it in a moment. I intercepted Jip. I had Dora in my arms. I was full of eloquence. I never stopped for a word.
'I won't speak to you, said Dora, shaking her curls at my aunt. 'I'll be disagreeable! I'll make Jip bark at you all day. I shall be sure that you really are a cross old thing, if you don't go! 'Tut, Blossom! laughed my aunt. 'You know you can't do without me! 'Yes, I can, said Dora. 'You are no use to me at all. You never run up and down stairs for me, all day long.
She admired my horse and patted him oh, what a dear little hand it looked upon a horse! and her shawl would not keep right, and now and then I drew it round her with my arm; and I even fancied that Jip began to see how it was, and to understand that he must make up his mind to be friends with me.
Ask him if he has anything else that belonged to his uncle." Then the boy took from his pocket a great, big red handkerchief and said, "This was my uncle's too." As soon as the boy pulled it out, Jip shouted, "SNUFF, by Jingo! Black Rappee snuff. Don't you smell it? His uncle took snuff Ask him, Doctor." The Doctor questioned the boy again; and he said, "Yes. My uncle took a lot of snuff."
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