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As she expressed it afterward, "the everlastin' soul was pretty nigh scart out of her." The saucer flew through the air and lit upon the top of the cookstove. "What what what " stammered Azuba. "Oh, my land! WHAT is it?" "Where's Serena?" demanded Captain Daniel, paying no attention to the saucer, except to tread upon the fragments. "Hey? Oh, what IS it? Is the store afire?" "No, no!
He spat into the dirt of the cellar floor. "Water!" He snorted disgustedly. "Casey Ryan with the devil an' all scart outa him, thinkin' he had ownership of a load uh booze an' hop sufficient t' hang 'im!" His hand slid into his trousers pocket, reaching for the comforting plug of tobacco. "Stuck up an' robbed is what happens t' Casey. You can ask anybody if it ain't highway robbery!"
They got scart, I kin tell ye, an' they got on their hands an' knees in the sand an' rocks an' mud and worked like beavers till they had the spring fixed. It jest about ruined their clothes, an' when they went off they was as mad as hops. Spink said he would square up, but he's a blower an' I ain't afraid o' him." "It was just like Ham's meanness, and Carl Dudder's meanness, too," said Snap.
I was dishin' up dinner, feelin' as nervous as a witch, for a whole batch of bread had burnt to a cinder while I was trimmin' a new bunnet, Wash had scart me most to death swallerin' a cent, and the steak had been on the floor more'n once, owin' to my havin' babies, dogs, cats, or hens under my feet the whole blessed time.
After he had strutted for a while his Fav-ver said to him: "What fun, David; what fun you must have had in running away!" "Oh," the little boy replied, "I didn't go far. I got scart and hurried back to Mother." The Doctor looked wryly at his guest. He knew David had not gone home after running away. "Did you see Mother after you went back?" he asked. "No, I didn't see her."
Here! in with you, every one of you! and he threw him nearly into the door, and then they all skedaddled into the church, I tell you, Don said. They were pretty badly scart, too, but Don did not know what papa did to Ranald, and he did not know where Ranald went, but he is pretty badly hurted, I am sure. That great big Aleck McRae is old enough to be his father. Wasn't it mean of him, mother?"
I thought Matthew was a gonner, and the fright takes the tuck out o' my old knees." "I never was so scart afore," said Flaxman; and, "You'll not call me fool, if I sit down too," said Fabens, with white lips. "I am not used to this as you are.
"'SUNDAY. I wish the Lord had created mine curly because I dont dass to ask Aunt Olivia. I don't dass to, so there. It scares my throat. I supose its because aunts arnt mothers seems as if youd dass to ask your MOTHER. I hate to be scart on acount of being a Plummer. Im afraid Im the only Plummer that ever was " The reading suddenly stopped here.
"Oh, the streets don't amount to much in Cavendish. My name is Betsy Blake; just inquire for Dan'el Blake on the Mill Road; he works in Belcher's steam mill. Laws, how quick the time has gone! I thought for sure I'd be amost scart to death; and I've hardly once thought of getting smashed since I sot down here first; and now we're just into Cavendish."
What do you s'pose it means? I'm scart to death! I do' want to squeal on Mis' Dick I always liked Mis' Dick! An' if they ask me, I can't lie it out! Oh, what would you do?" Miss Crilly came near being distressed. "Why," answered Miss Sterling, "I think I should keep still unless I were asked. In that case I should tell all I knew." "Oh, dear, I hate to squeal!" "Maybe you won't have to.
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