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"Per'aps 'e'll knock some of your pride out of you." I made no answer, but let him march me to my room, to the execution of the sentence. "There," he said, through the door, as he turned the key on me. "Per'aps that'll bring you to your senses." "Ephraim the stiff-neck!" I answered loudly; "Old Ephraim Stiff-neck! Stiff-neck!" "Ah," he answered, clumping down the corridor.
Weather's nothing to him elemental conditions is nothing to him he don't even take notice of them." "Oh, come! Dark? Rain? Snow? Hey?" "It's all the same to him. He don't give a damn." "Oh, say including fog, per'aps?" "Fog! he's got an eye 't can plunk through it like a bullet." "Now, boys, honor bright, what's he giving me?" "It's a fact!" they all shouted. "Go on, Wells-Fargo."
"Dare, gentl'm," exclaimed Peter, as he placed some slices of fried ham before the doctor and midshipmen; "you no get better dan dis in de bes' hotel in Boston. Per'aps you tink de cook is worth glass ob grog?" Tom took the hint, and divided a couple of bottles of wine among the party, which assisted to put them in good spirits.
Jumble sampled many of the latter and became somewhat thoughtful. "Brike it open," suggested one. "Better not." "Per'aps the key's insoide," suggested another brightly. William had one of his brilliant ideas. "Tell you what I'll do," he said eagerly and importantly. "I'll climb up to the roof an' get down the chimney an' open it from the inside." They greeted the proposal with guffaws.
Now 'e be a ver' good boy a leetle dull per'aps, but ver' good and 'appy. I would write and tell 'im 'ow glad I am but per'aps better not, hein?" She winked, and there was an irresistible drollery in the grimace that made his lips twitch. And yet she was shameless abominable. "The ten minutes are almost up," he said, "and I suppose you came here to consult me." He knew that she had not.
I do not move. I am courageous, but I am unarmed. And the voice says again, 'Move and I shoot! Is it robbers? Is it some marauder who has made his way to my room to plunder me? I do not know. Per'aps I think yes. 'Who are you? I have asked. There is no answer. I take my courage in my 'ands. I leap from my bed. I dash for the door. No pistol has been fire.
"Theer's a cupboard there," he said suddenly, raising his hand and pointing to the cupboard beside the fireplace. "Is't anythin' like the cupboard on th' stairs, John?" "Aye, 'tis!" said John, startled and staring. "Aye, 'tis, Muster Saunders!" Saunders rose. "Per'aps," he said slowly, "Mrs. Costrell will do us the favour ov lettin' us hexamine that 'ere cupboard?" He walked across to it.
Then he stepped forward and touched Lucia on the arm, and led her to Gilbert. One hand was on the shoulder of each. "You will name ze baby for me sometime Pancho, or per'aps Panchita?" There was a wistful note in his deep voice, and a look of eagerness in his eyes. "Not ze first one, per'aps but mebbe, like you say, by and bye later? Eh?" There was another whistle down the starlit road.
"I am lose my poseetion as Commandante of Police." "You don't say so!" Kirk's face broke into a smile of real pleasure. "Ha! Makes it you to laugh, then?" exclaimed the Panamanian, excitedly. "Per'aps you shall answer to those detestable actions, senor." "Perhaps! I see you blame me for the loss of your job. Well, maybe you won't beat up the next American you get your hands on."
"Well, per'aps it wasn't strictly business-like. But I think, under the circumstances, 'e was morally morally justified. And I think he will consider I've responded very handsomely." "You've made him an offer, then?" "I made it three days ago, provisionally, and he's accepted it," said Isaac, with some heat. "Why, he's got the cheque." "For how much?" "For twelve hundred."
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