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He had one of his own, about Katy's age, and was fond of talking about her. Lucy was his mainstay at home, he told Katy. Her mother had been "weakly" now this long time back, and Bess and Nanny were but children yet, so Lucy had to take command and keep things ship-shape when he was away. "She'll be on the lookout when the steamer comes in," said the Captain.
Such a face the mathematician bends above his paper when some obstructive factor arises between him and his solution. "Well, sir?" There was a hint of effort at restraint in the captain's voice. "She's the Laughing Lass, sir. Everything ship-shape, but not a soul aboard." "Come below, Mr. Edwards," said the captain. And they went, leaving behind them a boiling cauldron of theory and conjecture.
It is but natural that a lad of spirit should speak and think as you do; besides, the war may not last for long, and when you come back, and the ships are paid off, you would soon wipe off the arrears of work, and get the books into ship-shape order. But, work or no work, that room of yours will always stand ready for you while I live, and there will always be a plate for you on this table."
The army of doctors and nurses have had a similar effect. Even the New England saw-mill units have caused a furor of enthusiasm. They came with absolute Yankee completeness of organization with duplicate parts of all their machinery, tents, cooks, pots, and pans, and everything ship-shape. The only question they asked was: "Say, where the hell are them trees you want sawed up?"
His ridiculous appearance went so far as to stay the general torrent of blasphemy and turn it into a channel of boisterous laughter. No delay was made in putting things ship-shape again, and ere morning dawned Deadwood beheld the returned soldiers and wrecked stage with its sullen passengers within its precincts.
"It's all ship-shape now," whispered Patricia as they scrambled down from the stools whereon they had perched to accomplish their purpose. "Aren't we in luck? Not a soul even saw us come in." "Now for a sight of the dislocated gentleman," said Elinor gayly. "And then for the great event."
Bunting to walk up; and then see that you behave yourself as is decent in a house of mourning." "Ay-ay-sir. No fears of I, gentlemen. I can put on as grievous a look as the best on 'em, and if they wishes to see sorrow becomingly, and ship-shape, let them study my conduct and countenance. We has all seen dead men afore now, gentlemen, as we all knows.
She expected the master would drive the boy away when the mower began to behead the dandelions, but Rufus appeared unaware of the monotonous sound. "Pretty ship-shape, eh?" he said when they were inside the office. He indicated the open desk with its orderly files of papers and well-filled pigeon-holes. Placing himself in the desk-chair he drew another close for his visitor.
When the place was packed full the undertaker he slid around in his black gloves with his softy soothering ways, putting on the last touches, and getting people and things all ship-shape and comfortable, and making no more sound than a cat. He never spoke; he moved people around, he squeezed in late ones, he opened up passageways, and done it with nods, and signs with his hands.
"Now," he said quietly, "this chap is going to pay for that. Are you gentlemen here? Will you see that this is conducted in a proper manner, or is it to be a rough-and-tumble?" One of the French middies stepped forward suddenly. He offered Jack his hand. "I'll see that it is conducted ship-shape," he said. "You impress me as a brave man, and I'll see that you get fair play."
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