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But when I came to give him an account of more lands to be surrendered to us, wherein Piggott's wife was concerned, and she there to give her consent, Sir Robert would not hear of it, but began to talk very high that we were very cruel, and we had caution enough for our money, and he could not in conscience let the woman do it, and reproached my uncle, both he and his son, with taking use upon use for this money.
"He thought he'd found a new island," continued the fisherman, "an' he went ashore an' hoisted the Union Jack, and named it arter hisself, Piggott's Bay. Leastways that's the tale his chaps gave out when they come 'ome. Now when anybody's a bit out o' their reckoning we say they're looking for Piggott's Bay. It's just a joke about here."
But he by a wile had got our bond, and I was content to have as much as I could though I could not get all, and so took Piggott's surrender of them without his wife, and by Sir Robert's own consent did tell the Court that if the money were not paid in the time, and the security prove not sufficient, I would conclude myself wronged by Sir Robert, which he granted I should do.
"I know for certain that he's livin' at a place called Piggott's Bay, a little place just up the coast here," continued Dick. "If you two chaps like to walk out this evening and find him you can have two quid apiece and just give me one for myself." "Oh!" said Sam, and stood thunderstruck at his hardihood. "But it wouldn't be fair to you, Dick," urged the cook. "We won't take no advantage of you.
'On the contrary, I have been in Piggott's company without being much offended. 'I think Piggott improves, said Lord Darrell. 'It was those waistcoats which excited such a prejudice against him when he first came over. 'What! a prejudice against Peacock Piggott! said Lord Squib; 'pretty Peacock Piggott!
"How far is it to Piggott's Bay, then?" he inquired. "To where?" said the old man, taking his pipe out of his mouth and staring hard. "Piggott's Bay," said Sam. "You don't tell me you're looking for Piggott's Bay," said the old man. "Why not?" said Sam shortly.
But he by a wile had got our bond, and I was content to have as much as I could though I could not get all, and so took Piggott's surrender of them without his wife, and by Sir Robert's own consent did tell the Court that if the money were not paid in the time, and the security prove not sufficient, I would conclude myself wronged by Sir Robert, which he granted I should do.
"I won't say it's the same man," said the other slowly, as he handed the portrait back, "but if it ain't him it's his brother." "Where?" repeated Dick impatiently. "Well, I don't know that I ought to interfere," said the man; "it ain't my business." "If a bob would " began Dick. "It would," said the man, smiling as he pocketed it. "He lives at Piggott's Bay," he said impressively.
The Seamew lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott's Bay. The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
They have an object; they refer to a state of things. There was more honesty, in the sense of actuality, about Piggott's letters than about the Times' leading articles on them. When Parnell said calmly before the Royal Commission that he had made a certain remark "in order to mislead the House" he proved himself to be one of the few truthful men of his time.
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