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"Excuge a oldish man, sir," said the Captain; "p'raps you'd better let me stay, 'cause why, I knows how to treat drownded " "Thank you, it is unnecessary," said the stranger. "Besides, I myself am acquainted with the rules of the Humane Society. But you can aid me by getting hot blankets and warm coffee."
"What are you going to do," said Alan, awaking to the situation. "Cut off head of that cocktail man, Major, and so save him lot of trouble. Also we got no grub, and if we find any he want eat a lot. Chop what do for two p'raps, make very short commons for three. Also he might play dirty trick, so much best dead." "Nonsense," said Alan sternly; "let the poor devil come along if he likes.
Sponge, you know been hunting with Lord Scamperdale, you know great sportsman, in fact great authority, you know. 'Indeed great authority is he indeed oh yes thinks so p'raps sc-e-e-use me, sir, but des-say, sir, I've forgot more, sir, than Mr. Sponge ever knew, sir. 'Well, but you mustn't tell him so, observed Mr. Puffington, fearful that Bragg might spoil sport.
"No man can take aim when he's galloping full stretch." "No, Master Fred; but it'll scare t'other side a bit, p'raps make some of 'em surrender." Fred shook his head slowly, and then listened again as the girl exclaimed excitedly "Look, father; there's one down!" "Ay, how could he expect to leap the wall on a horse blown like that?" "Those two have galloped up to him. Ah, cowards! two to one.
B'longs to Miss Jean her that run off with the Eye-talyin. She kinder wants to sell it, and kinder not ye see " "Yes," interrupted Carmichael, "but about that big machine when did you say it was here?" "P'raps four or five days ago; I think it was a We'nsday. Two fellers from Philadelfy said they wanted to look at the house, tho't of buyin' it.
"That's best known to themselves, ma'am," returned Tim; "p'raps we might 'ave bin allowed to sleep on the Thames, if we'd 'ad a mind to, or on the hatmosphere, but never 'avin' tried it on, I can't say." "Did you lead the same sort of life, Bob?" asked the farmer, who had by that time appeased his appetite.
'Who's your friend? asked he of Sir Harry direct. 'Don't know, replied Sir Harry, from between the mouthfuls of a highly cayenned grill. 'P'raps a bolting betting-office keeper, suggested Captain Ladofwax, who hated Captain Bouncey. 'He looks more like a glazier, I think, retorted Captain Bouncey, with a look of defiance at the speaker.
Their mother laughed now in a bright fashion they loved, and squeezed them up tightly. "No, no, chickens," she said, "I'm never sorry I bought you; you were bargains, both of you, but I've had much to think of, and plan for, in the last few months, and perhaps I've neglected you somewhat." "Can you tell us 'bout things, mother?" asked Ethelwyn. "P'raps we could help some."
Why a pictur' worth lookin' at, too. Why? because it's natur'. "Now, look here, Squire; let Copley, if he was alive, but he ain't; and it's a pity too, for it would have kinder happified the old man, to see his son in the House of Lords, wouldn't it? Squire Copley, you know, was a Boston man; and a credit to our great nation too. P'raps Europe never has dittoed him since.
"P'raps not," suggested Poopy, with a look of deep wisdom, as she gazed on the upturned face. "Anyhow, we must haul him out of the water," said Corrie, whose chest heaved with the effort he made to repress his tears. Catching up one of Bumpus's huge hands, the boy ordered Alice to grasp the other.
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