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"Oh, no, Neddie, papa is so big and strong that he doesn't need any help to make such fellows behave themselves," said Lucilla. "And here he comes all safe and sound," as the captain stepped upon the deck again. "Well, captain," said Grandma Elsie, looking up smilingly into his face as he drew near, "did you catch the rogues?"
Blodgett stared from his covert with beady eyes; Neddie gripped my wrist; the cook rubbed his thumb along the blade of the cleaver, and Roger fingered the useless pistol. Still the noises approached.
You are no more fit to be left than you were a fortnight ago. You must have rest. The children must go." "Let us go to the yard, then," pleaded one of them. "It has been raining. Neddie must not go out," said the weary mother. "Is not my little daughter going to be good?" she pleaded. "Oh, do let me stay. I will be so good. Send the boys away to Nelly in the kitchen, and let me stay with you."
The cook still carried his great cleaver and Blodgett unobtrusively had drawn and opened a big dirk knife; but Neddie Benson, Davie, and I had no weapons of any kind, and Roger's pistol was empty.
"No," she said, gravely; "I'm Christie." "Are you going to stay here?" "Would you like me to stay?" "No," said the boy; "I wouldn't. I like my mamma to dress me. Biddy brushes too hard." "But I am Christie. I'll brush very gently till your mother gets better again. Wouldn't you like me to stay? My home is very far-away." "How far?" asked Neddie, coming forward and standing beside his brother.
Come and sit down by the window, and I will tell you a story about a dog named Rover. You like stories, don't you?" They came slowly forward and stood beside her. "Well, Neddie," she said to Tom. "Are you Neddie?" "No; I'm Tom. That's Neddie." "Oh! that's Neddie, is it? Well, Tom and Neddie, I'm going to tell you a story about Rover.
Work aboard ship and business ashore crowded every hour; and so our stay on the river drew to an end. Before that time, however, Blodgett hesitantly sought me out one night. "Mr. Lathrop," he said with a bit of constraint, "I and Davie and Neddie and cook was a-thinkin' we'd like to do something for poor Bill Hayden's little girl.
"Well," said Violet, as they drove out of Beechwood Avenue into the highway, "I have enjoyed little Ronald's birthday party very much, and hope you can all say the same." "Oh, yes, mamma! I think we had good fun," exclaimed Neddie. "To be sure Ronald is only a baby boy just about half as old as I am but he's a very dear little fellow; and then his grandpa made a great deal of fun for us."
It seemed as if I were taking leave forever, instead of only moving the length of the ship; and, indeed, as I had long since learned, the distance from forecastle to cabin is not to be measured by feet and inches. "I knew't would come," Neddie Benson remarked. "You was a gentleman's son. But we've had good times together ay, and hard times, too." He shook his head dolefully.
"Not by day after to-morrow?" "I hope so! We ought to get ready by that time!" "I don't ask any more questions!" grumbled Jack. "I don't know hot from cold! I'm deaf and dumb and blind from this minute on. Uncle Ike has a classical education in comparison with what I know. Go to it, Neddie, boy!"
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