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Your ma asked me to set down. 'Don't touch that willow rocker, William, says she. 'It ain't been moved since Posie left; and that's the apron she was hemmin', layin' over the arm of it, jist as she flung it. I'm in hopes, she goes on, 'that Posie'll finish runnin' out that hem some day." Miss Carrington beckoned peremptorily to a waiter.
The Widow who had entered in search of Jim and knew the tragedy that hung by a hair, sped to his side: "Now, Bill, don't ye do it! I forbid ye to do it!" "If they try to put them on me, I'll kill or be killed. If they jist act dacent, I'll go quiet." "Will ye give yer word, Bill?" "I will, Kitty; I'll give me word as a mahn. I'll go peaceable if they don't try to handcuff me."
Sure Miss Myrtle does jist iverythin' she likes, an' Miss Withers niver middles with her at ahl, excip' jist to roll up her eyes an' look as if she was the hid-moorner at a funeril whiniver Miss Myrtle says she wants to do this or that, or to go here or there.
But jist as I was reaching out both hands to drag her back from a wave that came roaring along, it broke, and the undertow sucked her in right afore my face. "Now some folks might a pitched in arter her, but I knew better'n that. We should both on us have gone to kingdom come and no mistake if I had. Not a bit of it; I planted myself firm and waited.
"Not an iota," replied the youth, faintly, "except them etarnal slugs I fetched from old Salt; but, I reckon, they've done for me: I felt 'em a dropping, a dropping inside, all night. And so, father, if you'll jist say I've done as much as my duty, I'll not make no fuss about going."
Jist d'ye go oop that ladder there, an' wait out av harum's way till I've done me job an' can come for ye." He pointed as he spoke to the steps or stairway leading from the main- deck, where I had been standing alongside of him, to the poop.
"Stop a bit, sargeant dear, till two of the boys get out the cart, and I'll jist ride wid ye; 'tis like there'll be wounded, and it will be mighty convanient to bring them home in." Although inwardly much pleased with any cause of delay to a service that he so little relished, Hollister affected some displeasure at the detention.
Y' are aware, I suppose, Misther Heller or Professor Heller av sich islands as Owyhee an' the Marquesas, famous a'ready in the history av the Propaganda Fide. Jist suppose me havin' me episkepal raysedence on wan av 'um, an' makin' me progresses to the others. There be great devoshin to a spiritual father among thim simple people, I'm thinkin. I'd be a god to 'um, like.
"Where in time is that boy?" the captain asked in surprise. "He was here a few minutes ago." "He followed Mr. Randall out," Flo explained, "and he hasn't come back yet." "I s'pose he wants to see that the skunk got away without stealin' any chickens. It's jist as well to be on guard when a feller like that's around. Jist hand me my pipe, will ye, Flo? I want a smoke to settle me nerves.
Well, now, little chap, you jist come along quick, an' 'fore ye know it ye'll be gittin' warm in the school room an' I'll show ye 'bout yer sums 'fore the bell rings. My, but it takes you'n me ter make good time over the road!"
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