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Thereupon the two women looked at each other with assassinating eyes. "This marplot," said she, "once slain, all those soldiers will fly away like geese." "Yes, but will not the count recognise the wretch?" And the countess, striking her breast, exclaimed, shaking her head, "No, no, my dear, here it is noble blood that must be spilt without stint."
There were urgent and imperative reasons why Major Allardyce should not know how matters stood for at least another month, and this small marplot had discovered a great deal too much. "I saw you," said Wee Willie Winkie, calmly. "But ve groom didn't see. I said, 'Hut jao." "Oh, you had that much sense, you young Rip," groaned poor Coppy, half amused and half angry.
The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
By some means to guard against this undefined marplot to the accomplishment of his wishes, is the object of his religion. Its primitive forms are therefore defensive and conciliatory. The hopes of the savage extend little beyond the reach of his own arm, and the tenor of his prayers is that the gods be neuter. If they do not interfere he can take care of himself.
'Twas five full minutes before my ancient gave me the worth of his cogitations, but when he did speak it was much to the purpose. "These marplot rear-guards of yours will spoil it all if they come to Ferguson's camp either before or after you. Do they know the major's present whereabouts?" "No more than I did an hour ago. As I take it, they are depending on me to show them the way."
After a longer silence, he said in an altered and softened tone: "What an innocent you are! Certainly this is your first attempt! What marplot told you that such a thing as you have essayed was possible?" She put aside her plate and her cup, and turned to him. "By your leave I will retire," she said. "Not yet," he answered, smiling. "It is my duty as a Jew to help you while there is time."
The uncle seemed to be even more agitated at the sight of the nephew than the nephew at the sight of the uncle. For an instant each stared at the other with a strange expression of anxiety and mistrust. Then Coronado spoke. The words which he had in his heart were, What are you here for, you scoundrelly old marplot?
This is terrible. Girl," she continued, with a frown, "you don't know the dreadful nature of those words. You are a marplot. You have come home to ruin every thing. But I thought so," she murmured to herself. "I told him so. I said it would be ruin, but he would have his way. And now " The remainder of her remarks was inaudible. Suddenly her manner changed.
Lambert had spoken bravely enough to the marplot, knowing that he had done no wrong, but now he was by no means sure that he had acted rightly. Perhaps it would have been better to temporize but that would have meant a surrender young to Chaldea's unmaidenly wooing.
"Confound thee, thou marplot, thou busy-body of the wood," muttered the Goodman to himself as he listened. "Wert thou but a human gossip, I 'd set thee in the stocks till thou hadst learned to hold thine evil tongue!" But the blue jay only kept up his squawking, passing the news on to his brethren until the forest rang with word of their approach.
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