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Jones, and putting her arms around her neck an action that was peculiar to her. "It would be real good in her, I'm sure," chimed in Willie; "and then I could have Robert to play with me, he makes splendid popguns, couldn't I, mother?" So it was settled, and in such a manner that Mrs.
"Honore," Maurice continued, "says that all the other pieces are popguns and that his old girl is the only one that is good for anything. Ah, his old girl! He talks as if she were his wife and there were not another like her in the world! Just notice how jealously he watches her and makes the men clean her off! I suppose he is afraid she will overheat herself and take cold!"
"Come in, Mr. Narkom; come in, constables," said Cleek, with the utmost composure. "Here are your promised prisoners nicely trussed, you see, so that they can't get at the little popguns they carry and a worse pair of rogues never went into the hands of Jack Ketch!" "And Jack Ketch will get them, Cleek, if I know anything about it. Your hazard was right.
Narkom; come in, constables," said Cleek, with the utmost composure. "Here are your promised prisoners nicely trussed, you see, so that they can't get at the little popguns they carry and a worse pair of rogues never went into the hands of Jack Ketch!" "And Jack Ketch will get them, Cleek, if I know anything about it. Your hazard was right, your guess correct.
When he once more recovered consciousness, he saw a figure by his side. It was Mr. Toley. Again the distant thunder of artillery fell upon his ears. "What is happening?" he asked feebly. "Almighty be praised!" said Toley fervently, "you're coming safe to port. Hush! Lie you still. You'll want nussin' like a babby. Never you heed the popguns; I'll tell you all about them when you're stronger.
Were these inventions principally intended for an improved scheme of kindergarten? Yes, rendering obsolete popguns, elastic airbladders, games of hazard, catapults.
You have done him harm enough already, and intend him more. I propose," he continued aloud, and with a peculiar glance towards the angler, "that this affair be decided to-morrow, at nine o'clock, under the old oak, on the bank of the stream. In the mean time, I will take charge of these popguns, for fear of accidents." "Well, mine host, be it as you wish," said his comrade.
Instead of returning my greeting, he ejected a copious stream of tobacco-juice in my direction so dexterously that I had some difficulty in avoiding it, and then remarked "Waal, my noble Britisher, what the tarnation mischief do yew mean by firin' them brass popguns of yourn at me, eh? What right have yew to shoot at a ship flyin' the galorious Stars and Stripes?
And they carry him off to load him with fairings; and he returns to Benjy, his hat and coat covered with ribbons, and his pockets crammed with wonderful boxes which open upon ever new boxes, and popguns, and trumpets, and apples, and gilt gingerbread from the stall of Angel Heavens, sole vender thereof, whose booth groans with kings and queens, and elephants and prancing steeds, all gleaming with gold.
It will grow again less familiar as rifled ordnance is introduced, with its thinner and sharper style of expression. Waterloo appears to have been heard farther than Sedan or Metz, although its pieces were but popguns compared with those that spoke the requiem of the Third Napoleon.
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