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Here have I been tossing and tumbling those unfortunate books about for a couple of hours at a stretch, without being able to fix my attention upon a single page; and here are you so profoundly absorbed in some trivial story, that I daresay you have scarcely been conscious of the outer world for the last two hours. O, youth and freshness, what pleasant things they are while we can keep them!"
Isobel had hard work to keep back the tears. Jerry was all sympathy. "I won't tell anyone, Isobel, if you don't want me to. And let me look at your knee it is your knee, isn't it? I know a lot about those things 'cause Little-Dad's a doctor, you see." Jerry knelt by the side of Isobel's chair and gently drew aside the dressing gown. "Oh, Isobel!" she cried softly.
"Very well!" said the functionary, rising solemnly, and pulling out a note-book "Scar under left eye, nose a little twisted to the right, bad chilblains on the hands. You'll keep till next time, young man. Now, you fat gentleman up there, have you done a qualifying of yourself for Newgate?"
"We have no space for them, and if we hold our own we shall have horses and to spare when this day's work is done. Nay, keep yours, my fair sirs, for we may have work for them. Aylward, Johnston, let your men form a harrow on either side of the ridge. Sir Oliver and you, my Lord Angus, I give you the right wing, and the left to you, Sir Simon, and to you, Sir Richard Causton.
"I believe the people are right, Timmins, in thinking that the two fellows who stood on our deck lately are knaves, but it wouldn't have done to heave them overboard," said the master. "However, they are not likely to do us any harm if we keep a bright look-out, and should any rascally pirate attack us, I'm sure all on board here will stand to their guns like men."
"Was ever woman in this humour woo'd? Was ever woman in this humour won? I'll have her, but I will not keep her long." "Richard III."
God keep us, for things look mighty ill! 26th. Up, all the morning at the office, and then home to dinner, where dined Mr. Clerke, solicitor, with me, to discourse about my Tangier accounts, which I would fain make up, but I have not time.
Here was a woman false well, 'tis none so singular there have been others there will be others. So, God keep thee, sweet youth, from the ways of women. Nay, let us speak of this no more, for in sooth I grow a-weary and we must ride with the dawn to-morrow. So, betake thee to thy rest, nor grieve thee for my sorrows past and done mayhap they shall be things to smile upon one day."
"You have heard that the fever has broken out again?" he said with visible trepidation. "I have no case of fever myself. I hear that Robb has." "Yes two in one house. Now, what precautions do you recommend against infection?" "For nervous persons the best precaution is to keep out of the way of infection." "You would recommend me to keep away from Marsh-End, then?
In order to keep warm we lay so closely that we could hear our hearts beat above the tumult of sea and sky. After a while we grew very hungry, not having broken our fast since early in the day. The rain had turned the hard-tack into a sort of dough; but it was better than nothing.
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