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Now, Polly, be careful, and don't say anything rash, because this is very serious." "Oh yes, Sir Orkus." "Dear me, Doctor," said the General apologetically, "I am sorry we have no h's here." "Pray go on, Sir Hawkhurst," said the Doctor, smiling, and aspirating both in the name forcibly. "Now, Polly, should you know that watch?"
"So it does," said the General, putting it to the test. "And now, tell me, when was this? You don't recollect?" "Oh yes, I do, Sir Orkus. It was nex' day after the cricket match, because I was cleaning my best shoes, as I wore at the match, when he come." "Very good, Polly," said the General, rubbing his hands. "Excellent!" said my uncle; "but that does not prove the man stole it."
"Then you know, Polly, my child?" said the General eagerly. "Yes, Sir Orkus, please, Sir Orkus," said Polly, blushing. "Then, then, tell us all at once, there's a good girl." "Yes, Sir Orkus. Not as I ever encouraged him a bit to come to our cottage." "Humph!" said the Doctor; "you always bait your trap with sweets to get the boys to come, girl."
"He's put the whole charge o' shot through his arm, above the elbow;" and, hurriedly taking a piece of cord from his jacket pocket, Hopley made a rough tourniquet, and stopped the bleeding as much as he could. "You, Polly," he said as he worked, "go down to the house and see Sir Orkus. Tell him all about it, and ask him to send help, and some one off for the surgeon.
Every eye was fixed on Polly, whose cheeks were scarlet, as she gave me a sharp look, full of encouragement. "Yes, Sir Orkus, and he was always bringing me his rubbish, and wanting me to have it, hankychies, and ribbings, and a gilt brooch, as you could see wasn't gold." "And you wouldn't take them?"
"Me, Sir Orkus!" cried Polly indignantly; "I should think not, indeed. I told him to be off, and he went away in a huff." "In a what?" "A huff, Sir Orkus, a huff a passion." "Oh, I see. And now tell me be careful. Give me the the thank you. Now, Polly, is that anything like the watch?" "Oh yes, Sir Orkus, that's the very one. If you open it, you'll hear it shuts with a very loud snap."
Sir Orkus told me only t'other day you was to be looked after if you come." "Oh, some day soon," I said. "We've got a big cricket match coming on first." "Ay? Well, I must come and see that, young gents. I used to be fond of bowling myself."
"Which well I know it, sir, and I'm going to speak," said Cook, with dignity; "and if I'd known before Polly 'Opley your keeper's wife's daughter, Sir Orkus," she continued, turning to the General. "Oh yes, yes, yes, I knew Polly when she was a baby," said the old gentleman, nodding at the girl, who courtesied to him; "but if you know anything about this this terrible affair, speak out."
"Please, sir, I didn't mean the young gentlemen, I meant Dick Magglin." "Eh, what?" cried the General. "Please, Sir Orkus, if I've ordered him away once, I've done it fifty times, and father's threatened him and beat him, but he would come." "What! did he want to marry you?" "Yes, Sir Orkus, but I wouldn't demean myself to listen to him." "Of course not! a poaching vagabond. Go on, go on."
"No, Sir Orkus, never nothing, and then he said it was because I was too proud, and thought they wasn't good enough for me, and then he didn't come any more till one day when he brought me a silver watch." A curious murmur ran through the room, and my mother ran to my side and threw her arms about my neck. "Yes, go on, Polly," said the General, rubbing his hands. "What sort of a watch was it?"
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