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He used to be nasty on a wet wicket. Oh, by-the-way, have you heard about Long Norton?" "What's that?" "He's been attacked." "Attacked?" "Yes, just as he was turning out of the High Street, and within a hundred yards of the gate of Old's." "But who " "Ah, that's the rub! If you said 'what, you would be more grammatical.
I lived at Olney till the end of 1785; and in the course of that time I called perhaps two or three times each year at Mr. Old's, and was each time more and more struck with the youth's conduct, though I said little; but, before I left Olney, Mr. Carey was out of his engagement with Mr. Old.
That was always my the'ry 'bout her short o' water; but some folks wan't satisfied 'thout somethin' more ex-citin'. 'Twan't enough for 'em to have all them creeturs dyin' down there by inches. They stuck to it about some blood-stains on the linin' in her hold, but I tell you the difference between old blood-stains and rust that's may be ten or fifteen years old's might' hard to tell.
"Morning," said Pierre le Rouge cheerily, and swung off the bunk to the floor. "How old's the gun?" The boy, without the slightest show of excitement, snapped the butt to his shoulder and drew a bead on Pierre's breast. "Sit down before you get all heated up," said a musical voice. "There's nobody waiting for you on horseback."
Ye don't seem ter recolleck 'bout all them years they'd lost out of their lives. I tell ye, it's kind o' harrowin' ter me. Old's I am, and hain't never felt no call ter be married nuther, it's kind o' harrowin' ter me yit ter think o' that woman's yell she giv' when she seed Steve's face. If thar warn't jest a hull lifetime o' misery in't, 'sides the joy o' findin' him, I ain't no jedge.
She saw hunger in his grimy cheeks; she saw that his manners were those of a gentleman, and his clothes poor enough for any tramp, though evidently not made for a tramp. She would have concluded him escaped from cruel guardians, for she was a reader of The Family Herald; but that would not account for the baby! The baby did not tally! "How old's the baby?" she asked.
Old's was on the very border of the town, and in five minutes Smith found himself beyond the houses and between the hedges of a May-scented Oxfordshire lane. It was a lonely and little frequented road which led to his friend's house. Early as it was, Smith did not meet a single soul upon his way.
"How old's the youngest?" "He's just three-quarters of a year." "And a boy, is he?" "Yes." "But you must see and get that business settled as soon as ever you can," said he to Isak again. "There's another man wants to purchase now, midway between here and the village, and as soon as he does, this'll be worth more.
"Oh, yes; I made some out of father's old ones," with a sigh at the beloved name. "Ye did, hey? Hope they fit som'ers near." She now critically examined the room once more; but as it was far neater than her own, she could not reasonably find any fault there, so started on a new tack. "How old's Morton?" "Twelve next summer." "Gittin' to be a big boy, ain't he?" "Yes, and such a good one!
The quarters were at Old's, a boarding house opposite the college yard, and here in a big, sunny front room the two long tables were laid with numerous great dishes of oatmeal or hominy, platters of smoking steak, chops or crisp bacon, plates of toast, while potatoes, usually baked, flanked the meat.
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