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"Did they kill the mouse?" "Well, no. But I nearly killed Nipper in saving him; and the little rascal has lived with me ever since."
Nipper, clap a canister of grape over the round shot in the bow gun, give it to him." "Ay, ay, sir!" gleefully rejoined the boatswain, forgetting the augury, and everything else, in the excitement of the moment. In a twinkling the square foresail topgallant royal and studding-sail haulyards, were let go on board the schooner, as if to round to. "Rake him, sir, or give him the stern.
'Dear Susan, I am going on a long, long voyage. 'Well Miss Floy, and what of that? the more you'll want me. Lengths of voyages ain't an object in my eyes, thank God! said the impetuous Susan Nipper. 'But, Susan, I am going with Walter, and I would go with Walter anywhere everywhere! Walter is poor, and I am very poor, and I must learn, now, both to help myself, and help him.
"Off 'is poor chump," Beale murmured with bitter self-reproach; "my doin' too puttin' 'im on to a job like Talbot Court, the nipper is." He stretched himself and got up. "I'll get yer a bit of mahogany from somewheres," he said very gently. "I didn't mean nothing, old chap. You keep all on about yer dreams. I don't mind. I likes it. Let's get a brace o' kippers and make a night of it."
This reference to Florence, who had been standing by the door not unobservant of what passed, directed the attention of the younger branches towards her; and had likewise the happy effect of leading to the formal recognition of Miss Nipper, who was not quite free from a misgiving that she had been already slighted. 'Oh do come in and sit down a minute, Susan, please, said Polly.
Then into the quiet room came Susan Nipper and the candles; shortly afterwards, the tea, the Captain, and the excursive Mr Toots, who, as above mentioned, was frequently on the move afterwards, and passed but a restless evening.
More of us had moustaches and cigarettes and "loud" ties. That was all. Yet of the throng, though two or three looked twice and thrice at Raffles, neither he nor I knew a soul until we had to change at the junction near our journey's end, when, as I say, it was I who recognized Nipper Nasmyth at sight. The man was own son of the boy we both remembered.
The child looked quickly from one nurse to the other, as if she understood and felt what was said. 'You surprise me! cried Folly. 'Hasn't Mr Dombey seen her since 'No, interrupted Susan Nipper.
Carter Paterson was out of the question, and any labelling or addressing to be avoided on obvious grounds. But Raffles stabled the white elephants in the cloak-room at Charing Cross and sent Lord Thornaby the ticket. The Field of Phillipi Nipper Nasmyth had been head of our school when Raffles was captain of cricket.
He took off the giant cap with the brass ventilators, and turned it round and round, looking carefully inside it. But he found no eloquence therein. "Why did I bring a skirt, I arsk, if I'm to do the patter?" He addressed himself in an audible aside to Mrs. Keyse. "You might as well 'ave stopped at 'ome with the nipper," he added, complainingly, "if I ain't to 'ave no better 'elp than this!"
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