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The men wouldn't have rowed me aboard if it hadn't been for the mate's hat." "And for aught you cared I might have sailed and left that poor fellow behind eh, Lynton?" "That seems about the size of it," said the second mate. "Gammon!" cried the American good-humouredly. "You're too good a seaman, Captain Banes, to go off and leave one of your officers ashore."
Old Dellow will be a bit mad at missing it, eh, Lynton?" "But he shan't miss it," said Briscoe. "We must light it up again. Say, Brace, I can't see any sign of holes. The floor's covered with rubbish and stony dust, but it seems to me that we can walk right back among those two rows of images to the altar. I want to see what those things are round about it."
On the strength of this and to save losing ground in turning to go upon the next tack, Lynton kept on, and shouted an encouraging word or two from time to time. "Bravo! All together! Now you have it! Well rowed, boys! Put your backs into it! You'll fetch it! British muscle and British pluck for ever! Never say die, lads! That's your style! Keep it up! Well done, Mr Brace! Well done, Mr Briscoe!
"It would only break if it had, with such a big fish," said Lynton, as he kept on hauling and letting the heavily-strained line fall between his legs. "Do you see him now?" "Yes, quite plainly." "'Gator, isn't it?" "No: a long, thin fish." "Not a snake?" "No, no: a fish. It looks five feet long at the least." "Must be ten," panted Lynton, with a groan, as he continued hauling on the line.
The words were unnecessary, for everyone's eyes seemed to be starting with the use that was being made of them. Almost as Lynton spoke the whirling water was broken by the great fish springing right out, followed by at least a score of pursuers, apparently half its size and less, ready to dash at it as it struck the water again and disappeared.
The sail jerked and snapped as if it were going to fall over the side, and then they were past the centre canoe, sailing on as fast as ever. Lynton had done his work well, steering so that he drove the boat's iron-protected cut-water right upon the centre canoe's bows diagonally some six feet from the front, when for a few brief moments their progress seemed to be stopped.
A few days before John's marriage, his friend and neighbour, Sir Charles Lynton, arrived at Rosendal. "It is a lovely place, John," said his friend; "but, I suppose, nothing to be compared with the loveliness of your Scandinavian princess?" "Don't quiz," said Hardy; "but come out and try a cast for an hour or so for the Danish trout.
"Be careful, Brace!" cried Sir Humphrey. "It's all right," said Brace coolly. "There: I've left that place. All of you bear off to the left and follow me down these steps. Hurrah! I believe we've found the way to the great temple at last." "It's all right, sir," cried Briscoe, who had passed Lynton. "I can see plainly now.
"There was a man came over from a house near Lynton, sir, said his name was Miller." "Have you any idea what he wanted?" "No certain idea, sir," Robert replied doubtfully. "Now I come to think of it, though, it seemed as though he had come to make Mr. Palliser some sort of an offer. After I had let him out, he came back and said something to Mr. Palliser about three thousand pounds, and Mr.
For it's gone now, hasn't it?" "Yes, quite out of sight," said Brace, drawing a deep, sighing breath. "Why, the river seems to be alive with alligators." "Hungry ones too," said Lynton, "and they've got a fine big full-flavoured worm for breakfast. Fancy their laying hold of his tail and pulling him away from us like that!"
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