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"One of the boys is loony on a gal at Bismarck that he ain't writ to for a year. She's Portugee " Matthews gave a dismissing wave of the hand. "I savvy English and most Injun," he said; "none of them fancy languages, though. I been to school only a week in my hull life. That was down in Omyha, and one week was plenty." At the remembrance, he shook with silent laughter.
No explanation was forthcoming, and Charlie gave them supper in preoccupied silence. As they were eating the abalones, which Moran had fried in batter, Charlie said: "Shark all gone! No more catch um him all gone." "Gone why?" "No savvy," said Charlie. "No likee, no likee. China boy tink um heap funny, too much heap funny." It was true.
"Oh, it isn't!" she assured him. "I just prefer to walk that's all. Thank you very much." "Well, walk then. But you don't give me the slip this time, young lady. Savvy that? Walk, and I'll come along behind on low speed." She contemplated the situation for a moment, looking away across fields and green pastures. Then she glanced down at Dandy.
"Now take a breath," he said, "and listen. Do we understand you to say that Algy has gone to your boarding-house and taken a job as cook?" "He has," said Mrs. Dick, "but I've named him Charlie." "That'll turn his stomick," ventured Gettysburg gravely. "He was proud of 'Algy." "He certainly must be desperate," added Van. "I don't quite savvy how it happened." "Oh, you don't?" said little Mrs.
Finding it was safe, he appeared more satisfied, but still seemed much puzzled as he laid the two together and gazed earnestly upon them. "All same peegee," he exclaimed at length. "You savvy 'um?" "Yes," replied Constance, trembling with intense eagerness. "My brother." "Ah," came the slow, unsatisfactory response. "You know him?" she continued. The old man shook his head. "Me no savvy."
There was more than apprehension in the clasp of her little brown hand on the engineer's shoulder. Her cheek brushed his sleeve. The anger of the onlooker was so intense that he did not see Gowan riding towards him from the left. The puncher dismounted and came forward, his cold gaze fixed on Ashton's face. "So you're beginning to savvy it, too," he remarked.
"Young man, I b'lieve you're a square dealer, and that yuh savvy the cow business. I've thought it ever since yuh started t' work." His keen old eyes twinkled at the memory of Rowdy's arrival, and Rowdy grinned. "I take yuh at your word, and yuh can consider yourself in charge uh this herd as it stands. Take it t' that cow heaven yuh tell about and damn it, yuh won't be none the worse for it!"
SAVVY. You must excuse me, Mr Lubin; but it's like hearing a man talk about the Garden of Eden. CONRAD. Why shouldnt he talk about the Garden of Eden? It was a first attempt at biology anyhow. I have heard of Darwin. SAVVY. But Darwin is all rot. LUBIN. What! Already!
"It couldn't be expected of you," she sighed. "You're close to that feller," he pursued, "and he's as soft as cheese on you. All right; pool your troubles and go on off together for all I care, but before you turn another wheel you'll put the crowbar under that man that'll lift him off of that land; savvy? Well, that's what you'll do!"
"American officer!" Johnny stifled a groan, as he slid back into hiding. "Wo Cheng!" he cautioned again in a whisper, "my wanchee you keep mouth shut; you savvy?" "O-o-ee," mumbled Wo Cheng, his hand on the latch. Johnny's jaw dropped, and he barely checked a gasp, as through his screen of furs he saw the man who now entered Wo Cheng's den of disguises.
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