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Margret Laffan was something of a mystery to the Island people. Long ago in comparative youth she had disappeared for a half-dozen years. Then she had turned up one day in a coarse dress of blue and white check, which looked suspiciously like workhouse or asylum garb, and had greeted such of the neighbours as she knew with a nod, for all the world as if she had seen them yesterday.
A hurried question to the Cure from Charley, a key handed over, a nod from Jo, and before the Cure could prevent them the two men had rushed through the smoke and flame into the vestry, Portugais holding Charley's hand. The crowd outside waited in a terrible anxiety. The timbers of the chancel portion of the building seemed about to fall, and still the two men did not appear.
After a sudden unexpected chord the player rose from the piano and joined the circle at the other end of the room. Miss Craven was shuffling vigorously. "Thank you, Peter," she said, with a smiling nod, "it's like old times to hear you play again. Gillian thinks you have missed your vocation, she would like to see you at the Queen's Hall."
He brings his right arm up, jist across his face, and passes on, with a knowin' nod of his head, as much as to say, how do you do? but keep clear o' my wheels, or I'll fetch your horses a lick in the mouth as sure as you're born; jist as a bear puts up his paw to fend off the blow of a stick from his nose. Well, that's the way I pass them 'ere bare-breeched Scotchmen.
"That's reasonable enough," agreed Hinman, with a quick nod, "but what I can't understand is how he made these reproductions." Godfrey sat down again and contemplated the glove pensively for some moments. Then he turned to me. "Where is that book of finger-prints you spoke about, Lester?" he asked. I went to the book-case and got it out. Godfrey took it and began to turn the pages quickly.
Moss were all the audience on this occasion, but Teacher was both pleased and proud to see them, and a general rustle went through the school as they came in, all the girls turning from the visitors to nod at Bab and Betty, who smiled all over their round faces to see "Ma" sitting up "'side of Teacher," and the boys grinned at Ben, whose heart began to beat fast at the thought of his dear mistress coming so far to hear him say his piece.
He spoke quietly at fifteen yards' distance, but each word reached the group of horsemen as clear as a bell. "Rablin," he said, "as a damned fool oblige me during the next few minutes by keeping your mouth shut." With this he resumed his old attitude and his business of watching the covert side; removing his eyes for a moment to nod as Sir Harry rode up and passed on to join the group behind him.
"You are M. Martin, the merchant tailor, are you not?" asked the lady, greeting the tailor with a gentle nod. "That is my name," said M. Martin, involuntarily rising from his seat. "Well, then, my dear sir," said the lady, advancing a few steps into the shop, "I should like to say a word to you."
"Moreover, Richard Morton," his wife added, "thee has voluntarily come among us, and sat down with us for a quiet hour. Little claim to the faith of Abraham could we have should we let thee wander off to get thy dinner with the birds in the woods, for the village is miles away." "Mother'll make amends to thee for the silent meeting," said Mr. Yocomb, looking around with an impressive nod.
Then life 'd be a different thing in Thamesfontein and the little green islands." "You were meant for a Savonarola or a St. Francis, my bold grenadier," said Stafford with a friendly nod. "I was meant for anything that comes my way, and to do everything that was hard enough." Stafford waved a hand.
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