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Again, how would you support us? The pirate-colonel replied in a courageous voice, 'By rapine! But his bride retorted, 'Suppose the grown-up people wouldn't be rapined? 'Then, said the colonel, 'they should pay the penalty in blood. 'But suppose they should object, retorted his bride, 'and wouldn't pay the penalty in blood or anything else? A mournful silence ensued.
'There is a syllable wanting, said he, with a gloomy brow. 'Hah! What syllable? was my inquiry. 'She asks, can she write the word? And no; you see she couldn't, said the colonel, pointing out the passage. 'And the word was? said I. 'Cow cow coward, hissed the pirate-colonel in my ear, and gave me back the note.
On a nearer approach, and by a practised eye, these might have been identified as the forms of the pirate-colonel with his bride, and of the day before yesterday's gallant prisoner with his bride. On the beauteous faces of the Nymphs dejection sat enthroned.
The two warriors exchanged stony glances. 'If, said the bride of the pirate-colonel, 'grown-up people WON'T do what they ought to do, and WILL put us out, what comes of our pretending? 'We only get into scrapes, said the bride of Tinkling. 'You know very well, pursued the colonel's bride, 'that Miss Drowvey wouldn't fall. You complained of it yourself.
Under the shade of an umbrella I perceived my bride, supported by the bride of the pirate-colonel. My implacable enemy, the admiral, conducted the case against me. The colonel's bride was called to prove that I had remained behind the corner lamp-post during the engagement.
'Tyrants! muttered the pirate-colonel. 'Nay, my Redforth, said Alice, 'say not so. Call not names, my Redforth, or they will apply to pa. 'Let 'em, said the colonel. 'I do not care. Who's he? Tinkling here undertook the perilous task of remonstrating with his lawless friend, who consented to withdraw the moody expressions above quoted.
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