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But in the morning it was Alverado who came to the tent and in an excited voice asked to see "missee" at once. Peggy hastily completed dressing and emerged, leaving Jess still asleep. Something warned her that it would be best not to arouse her chum just then. "What is it, Alverado?" she asked, as the Mexican, betraying every mark of agitation, hastened to her side.
"Santa Maria, missee," breathed the Mexican, "water almost all gone!" "The water is almost all gone?" quavered Peggy, beginning to sense what was coming. "Yes, missee. Me go there this morning and Madre de Dios the water hole almost empty." "Were there any tracks?" inquired Peggy anxiously. "Plenty tracks, but the man's had the cavallos' feet bundled in sacks so make no noise leave no tracks."
Kaipi's actions, as he mimicked the elderly scientist, convinced us that the interview was not pleasant to the archaeologist, and it was evident that it was at that moment Leith had declared himself as Barbara Herndon stated in her note. "He kick up plentee big row," explained Kaipi. "He kick porter men an' make damn big noise outside missee tent.
Not but if the ready be wantin, plump do you see me, down on the nail head, and if Sir Arthur should a say as it must be so, why so. Mayhap we But I tell ee again and again that's a nether here nor there. Besides leave me to hummdudgin Sir Arthur. Mind you your hitts with missee, I'll a foistee fubb he.
"And this bush," he went on, pointing to another, "make cup for Missee F-f-f-" he found it hard to say that name "for Missee Fizzletlee." And Marmaduke thought it quite wonderful to see the very tea plants which his mother and Mrs. Fizzletree would drink up some day, on the other side of the world, twelve thousand miles away. But there was something else to think about.
'Jes' you watch 'em when de horseback gen'lemen dey goes by, Mas' Gotham, and you'll see de heads turn! But Gotham had watched enough already to know there was no mistake about that. 'Well, he said, 'since h'it's 'ere, h'it's 'ere, and 'll 'ave to stay, no doubt. I'll take it to the library. 'Cotch him first! said Dingee, moving a little out of reach. 'Where Missee Hazel?
Back of the shack stood a vague figure holding two ponies by the bridles. It was Ah Sing. "You give me lilly joss now, missee?" he asked eagerly. Swiftly Peggy stooped and unfastened the little jade god from far-off China. "Here, Sing," she said simply, "and thank you." The Chinaman bowed low three times before he took the precious symbol into his keeping. He slipped it inside his loose blouse.
"Missee Alfletta eggs!" "Well, what's a hen's business in life but to lay eggs?" demanded Herbert, laughing at the Chinaman's curious expression. Then it came out. That hen did lay eggs such eggs! She was a big hen and her eggs so small, and so many! Ah! she was bewitched. She was bewitching Wun Sing. She had already bewitched Mateo, yes. It began the very day the master left.
My younk Lady Missee is as elegunt a my Lady younk Missee as any in the three kink's kinkdums. A who can gain say it? She is the flour of the flock, I must a say that. The whole country says it. For why, as aforesaid, a who can gain say it? A tell me that! Always a savin and exceptin your noble onnur, as in rite and duty boundin.
The sahib commands you to come to him tomorrow. You are to be the attendant of missee sahib. Tonight I take these things back over the roof." And having said this with a beaming face, he made a little salaam and slipped through the skylight with an agile silentness of movement which showed Becky how easily he had done it before. Anne Never had such joy reigned in the nursery of the Large Family.
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