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The man turned his head slowly to the speaker, laid the pole across the boat, which was aground a dozen feet from the dry land, stooped, picked up his long gun, and uttered a harsh "Kitch!" As he spoke he threw the gun to the wheelwright, who caught it and passed it to Dick, while the second man handed Dave another gun, which was sent ashore in the same way.
Being sorry won't butter no parsneps," growled Bob. "No," said Dexter mildly, "but we haven't got any parsneps to butter." "No, nor ain't likely to have," growled Bob, and then returning to a favourite form of expression: "And you call yourself a mate! Here, come and kitch holt of this scull."
"Wish I'd been there," said Dick, and the dog barked once more, after which the new-comer seemed to go off like a piece of machinery, for he made a sound like the word "kitch," threw the bunch of birds to the wheelwright, who caught them, and dropped them in through the open window of the workshop on to his bench, while Dave jerked his gun off his shoulder, and let the butt fall between his feet.
He would pass over to the sideboard, pepper-pot slyly in hand, and Rupert, whose meal at this hour consisted of grape-nuts and cream, would unaccountably sneeze and snuffle over his plate. "Bless it, Bobs!" his tormentor would exclaim tenderly. "Is it catching cold? Poor old Kitchener! Hi! Kitch! Kitch!" But this morning the dog fed in peace and Carnaby never glanced at him or his basin.
"I'm not a professional," he said, as he stepped forward; "you've no objection, I suppose, to my keeping on my shirt?" "None whatever," replied Stoker, with a patronising air; "p'r'aps it may be as well for fear you should kitch cold." Charlie smiled, and held out his hand "You see," he said, "that at least I understand the civilities of the ring."
"Didn't you hear a little bell?" demanded the inventor. "A sort of tinklin' noise?" "I thought I did." "It's the box comin' from Jan's," explained he. "Can you kitch a sight of it?" "I see it now." Rising, the old man tugged at the string, urging the reluctant messenger through the tangle of roses. "By his writin' a note, I figger he ain't comin' over," he remarked, as the object drew nearer.
"I was as quick as I could be," said Dexter apologetically. "No, you weren't, and don't give me none of your sarce," said Bob. "Kitch holt o' that scull and pull. D'yer hear!"
Runs away from me, so I kin hardly kitch her sometime." Moonlight accompanied this remark with a merry laugh, as she thought of some of the eccentricities of her little companion. Entering the wigwam, Little Tim found Brighteyes engaged with an iron pot, from which arose savoury odours. She had been as lithe and active as Moonlight once, and was still handsome and matronly.
Fabian had already seized Molly by the bit, and was holding her head easily above water. "Kitch Jenny by dat he't!" he cried to Pat. Thus the two men, without exertion, sustained the noses of the team above the surface. The position demanded absolutely no haste, for it could have been maintained for a good half hour.
'Wo-o! echoed Mr. Tupman and Mr. Snodgrass, from the bin. 'Only his playfulness, gen'lm'n, said the head hostler encouragingly; 'jist kitch hold on him, Villiam. The deputy restrained the animal's impetuosity, and the principal ran to assist Mr. Winkle in mounting. 'T'other side, sir, if you please.
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