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The drag, too, drove away, playing "Oh dear, what can the matter be?" and with a scowl of furious hate, Mr. Eglantine sat and regarded his rival. His pantaloons were split, and his coat torn up the back. "Are you hurt much, dear Mr. Archibald?" said Morgiana, with unaffected compassion. "N-not much," said the poor fellow, ready to burst into tears. "Oh, Mr.
"Do you know what he means by saying that you would have spoiled his life and and all that?" "N-not exactly." "You do know!" cried the American. "You know I had given you my life in sacred pledge, and you made a plaything of it. You told me you were unhappy, married to a man you loathed, a dull brute; but when I offered you freedom and my love, you drew back.
He felt his heart-beats racing and his face flushing. “I felt all right a little while ago, but I certainly feel queer now,” he muttered. Doctor McCrea soon hurried below. “Sentry, unlock the door! Let me in there!” Doctor McCrea made a brief examination. “How long have you been feeling ill?” “N-not long,” faltered Truax. “Hospital man!” called Doctor McCrea. “Aye, aye, sir!”
"Hain't made a great deal out of life, hev you? N-not a great deal?" Jethro observed at last. Wetherell flushed, although Jethro had merely stated a truth which had often occurred to the storekeeper himself. "It isn't given to all of us to find Rome in brick and leave it in marble," he replied a little sadly. Jethro Bass looked at him quickly. "Er-what's that?" he demanded.
"I g-guess I d-did. B-but he was so much easier to tackle when he was asleep. Now that he has multiplied his power, I'm n-not sure I c-could do it again." "Oh, but you can! You must," said the monkey encouragingly. "You can't let him keep getting stronger and stronger! Sooner or later, he will find you. And he probably won't stop at that. He may cross the desert and go into the mortal lands.
How is this matter handled by rebates, I suppose?" "N-not exactly," was the hesitating denial. "That would be too risky for both of us. But the Transcontinental Company is a heavy buyer lumber and cross-ties and bridge timber, you know and the biggest part of the difference between our special and the regular rate is taken up in our bills for material furnished to the railroad."
"Do you swear?" "N-not for amusement; only under pressure." "Do you chew?" "No, sir, never; but I must smoke." "Did you ever do any steering?" "I have steered everything on the river but a steamboat, I guess." "Very well. Take the wheel and see what you can do with a steamboat. Keep her as she is toward that lower cottonwood snag." Bixby had a sore foot and was glad of a little relief.
Durand, that Lindsay was his guest last night." Jerry's laugh was a contemptuous jeer. "That's right. I'd forgot that. He was your guest, wasn't he, Bromfield?" "What's the good of discussing it here?" asked the tortured host. "Not a bit," admitted Whitford. "Actions talk, not words. Have you seen the police yet, Bromfield?" "N-not yet." "What's he gonna see the police about?"
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