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I will be your fast friend, and perhaps I may have the means of proving it." It now became my turn to be astonished. Instead of seeing the hungry oldster fall-to, like a ravenous dog, he broke off a small corner from the bread, ate it, and was in the act of retiring, when I hailed him. "Halloa! Pigtop what's in the wind now?
At the report of the pistol, the jolly choristers struck up prestissimo with their feet. They were standing round me just as the retreating feet of my assassins had ceased to resound in the stillness of the darkness. A voice, which I immediately knew to be that of my old adversary, the master's mate, Pigtop, accosted me.
I intend to be a servant." "You, Pigtop! begging your pardon, who the devil would be encumbered with you?" "You, I hope no, don't laugh; I know you to be a gentleman born, and that you have a hundred a year. By hints that I have picked up, I believe when you come of age, and all is done right by you, that you'll have thousands. We have one view in common to hang that rogue, Daunton.
He summoned to his aid the constables of the village; called up the magistrate, and the lawyer, Mr Seabright; and, with a whole posse of attendants, proceeded to the rescue. We will conduct them to the door that Pigtop and myself had secured when we barred out Daunton's accomplice, and, there leaving them, return to the sick-chamber.
"Splits!" said the attorney, and vanished through the now unguarded door. "Speak!" "This gentleman is your lawful son but I also " "No more escape there is gold escape hide yourself from the eye of man for ever!" "No," said Pigtop, giving him a remorseless shake. "Do you see this scar?" "Let him go instantly, Pigtop! obey me I have promised his mother it is sacred."
The waistcoat and coat were in the same predicament; they had not the principle of continuity in them. Everybody was lost in amazement, except Mr Pigtop, whose amazement, quite as great as ours, was lost in his still greater rage. It was extremely unfortunate for Joshua Daunton that he had cut the lip that day. The kind doctor was still by during the apparelling, or the attempt at it.
Yes no damn me it must be Ralph Rattlin it bean't, sure and here on his beam ends, a shot in his hull, and one of his spars shattered. I'd sooner have had my grog watered all my life than this should have fallen out." "You have not had your grog watered this evening, Pigtop," said I, rising, assisted by himself and his comrades. "I don't feel much hurt, after all." "True, true, shipmate.
Upon my soul, I've a great mind to rouse him, and hit him a slap of the chaps. I hate smooth faces." "Well," said Staines, "you may depend upon it Rattlin is asleep, or he would have wopped you, Pigtop, for your compliments." "He! I should very much like to see it the spooney." "If Mr Rattlin is caulking," said our valet-de-chambre, "there can't be no harm done whatsomever.
It is now twenty-one years since I saw my unfortunate parent interred, and I walk about my domains Sir Ralphed to my heart's content or, more properly speaking, discontent. Old Pigtop is a fixture, for he has now really become old. I cannot call him my friend, for I must venerate him to whom I give that title, and veneration, or even esteem, Pigtop was never born to inspire.
But, ere the really reverend gentleman could begin some pious objurgation at this apparent interference with his communicant, Pigtop indulged in one of the heaviest oaths that vulgarity and anger together ever concocted, and straightway went and seized the crouching Joshua, and lugged him before the agonised father, exclaiming, "Warrants out against him, Sir Reginald, for burglary, forgery, and assassination he is my prisoner."
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