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At any rate he twisted on his heel so that his back was turned to us, dropped the match he had been playing with and ostentatiously struck another. "That gentleman across the road, the one with his back to us, is keeping your house under surveillance," I said to Bryce. "I suppose he's afraid the place'll run away." "Afraid I'll run away, more likely," Bryce answered.
"Whew!" exclaimed Tom, as he came from the barn after the last of the steeds were safe. "That was hot work!" "And look at the hay stacks!" cried Jack. "They're blazing fiercer than ever." "Yep. Water's give out!" exclaimed a hired man. "I guess th' hull place'll go now. I'm goin' t' save my trunk. I've got a new shirt an' a pair of pants I ain't wore yit!" and he scurried toward the house.
"Lord a mercy, mum, be that you?" he cried, as he recognised the white half-dressed figure clinging to the bell-rope "let me get 'ee out o' this; the old place'll burn like so much tinder;" and before she could object, he had taken her up in his arms as easily as if she had been a child, and was carrying her towards the principal staircase. Here they were stopped.
And if you don't let the flume in this whole place'll wash out like flour. It'll take an hour to get them out." Jim's lips tightened. "You weren't up on the Makon, Fritz. My rule is, fight to save a life at any cost. Keep those fellows digging like the devil." He hurried back up onto the section, thence up to the flume edge. Then he gave an exclamation.
Popham, he says any place'll be heaven to him so long as I ain't there, callin' 'Hurry up Ossian! so we have it, back an' forth!" "It's a wonderful faculty, seeing the good in everything," sighed Mrs. Carey. "Wonderful tiresome," returned Mrs. Popham, "though I will own up it's Ossian's only fault, and he can't see his own misfortunes any clearer than he can see those of other folks.
"You better be givin' some of these berries the eye so they'll ask you to dance." She was not to be so easily checked, and laughed loudly, flourishing her violets in his face again. "You WOULD like it; you know you would; you needn't pretend! Just think! A whole big audience shouting, 'Hurrah! "The place'll be pulled if you get any noisier," he interrupted, not ungently.
Sufficient that it was the cry of a living being in distress. He sprang at once through the open doorway of the saloon, through which was issuing a volume of thick smoke, mingled with flame. "God help him! the place'll blow up in a few minutes," cried Hunky Ben, losing, for once, his imperturbable coolness, and rushing wildly after his friend.
"The damned in intriguing rogue'sh worked himself into my father's grashes," he said, counting out his words. "He'sh no more Whig than me. I know'sh game, Courtenay he wants t' marry Patty. Thish place'll be hers." The effect upon me of these words, with all their hideous implication of gossip and scandal, was for an instant benumbing. The interpretation of the doctor's innuendo struck me then.
Guess she forgot the month was out." "Didn't you ask her?" "Me? No. I did the arrant, and stood and looked at her jest as pious ! And when she didn't say nothin', I come away." "Winny M'Goverin," said Mrs. Griggs, "that place'll suit you. Leastways, it must, for another month. You'd better go right round there." "Where is it?" asked the fat cook, indifferently.
"Let's adopt some leetle folks," said Angy, half in a whisper. "I'm afeard the old place'll seem lonesome without " "Might better adopt the sisters"; he spoke almost gruffly. "I allers did think young 'uns would be the most comfort tew yew after they growed up." "A baby is dretful cunnin'," Angy persisted. "But," she added sadly, "I don't suppose a teethin' mite would find much in common with us."
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