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"If it was burglars," she added, "you're that up-and-ready, Miss Agnes, that I knew if I waked you you'd be downstairs after them. What's a bit of silver to a human life?" I got her away at last, and she went, muttering something about digging up the cellar floor and finding an uneasy spirit. Then I fell asleep. I had taken cold that night, and the following morning I spent in bed.
And I was indeed thankful, for I had by this time learned enough to know, with all our canvas spread, what disaster in such event awaited us. The whispers of wind became puffs, the sails filled, the Ghost moved. Wolf Larsen put the wheel hard up, to port, and we began to pay off. The wind was now dead astern, muttering and puffing stronger and stronger, and my head-sails were pounding lustily.
The Mayor had summoned Chester to his presence with this hope. But the high and courageous nature of the policeman, the simplicity, the energy and deep true feeling inherent in him formed a character entirely above the level of his honor's comprehension. His craft and subtle policy were completely thrown away here. Following the noble young man, with hatred in his eye, the Mayor arose muttering
"You mean to taunt me, sir!" he exclaimed passionately. "I accept pecuniary favours from Lord L'Estrange! "Tut, my dear Egerton, I dare say my Lord would not think so ill now of that act in your life which " "Hold!" exclaimed Egerton, writhing. "Hold!" He stopped, and paced the room, muttering, in broken sentences, "To blush before this man! Chastisement, chastisement!"
His favorite walk was the river trail. I came upon him there one day, and found him dying. He asked me to have a care of Mescal. And he died muttering a Spanish word, a woman's name, I think." "I'll cherish Mescal the more," said Hare. "Cherish her, yes. My Bible will this day give her a name. We know she has the blood of a great chief. Beautiful she is and good.
When the travelers went on that afternoon the Little White Birch stood by the door looking down the road at them. "She has a coat o' red on her skin, but the heart o' the white man," said Solomon. In a moment Jack heard him muttering, "It's a damn wicked thing to do which there ain't no mistake."
It may seem to you that I shall think as you do when I have had a similar, or the same, length of experience. This provoking reply caused her father to jump up from his chair and spin round for his hat. She rose to speed him forth. 'It may seem to me! he kept muttering. 'It may seem to me that when a daughter gets married addio! she is nothing but her husband.
When the moonlight struck more fully on the shaggy head and face, they looked almost human! How the fangs glistened in the moonlight! "The gestures of this strange animal became more excited, and the guttural speech if speech it was more passionate. I heard Klaas muttering he was praying.
His face, pale at the late spectacle, had grown red and sulky, "Can spare me, can you? I'm the one." He descended, muttering. Viewing himself thus, morosely, as rejected of men, he reached the compound gate to fare no better with the woman. She stood waiting in the shadow of the wall; and as he drew unwillingly near, the sight of her to his shame and quick dismay made his heart leap in welcome.
She's been 'sulted by de British and odder hard things. She won't go, sah, till I done tell you all dis rubbish." "Bring her in," quietly said the listener. Washington never slighted the humble, and, besides, messages were sent in odd ways. It was always better to be willing to listen. The black man departed, muttering, and presently returned, showing the lame girl in with no very good grace.
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