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‘It’s mine now,’ said the fellow; ‘I swore I would seize it the next time I found it on my beat; ay, and beat the master too.’ ‘I am not Slingsby.’ ‘All’s one for that.’ ‘You don’t say you will beat me?’ ‘Afraid was the word.’ ‘I’m sick and feeble.’ ‘Hold up your fists.’ ‘Won’t the horse satisfy you?’ ‘Horse nor bellows either.’ ‘No mercy, then?’ ‘Here’s at you.’ ‘Mind your eyes, Jack.
To the office, where Sir R. Slingsby was, and he and I into his and my lodgings to take a view of them, out of a desire he has to have mine of me to join to his, and give me Mr. Turner's. To the office again, where Sir G. Carteret came and sat a while, he being angry for Sir Williams making of the maisters of this fleet upon their own heads without a full table.
And here there fell a silence, once more, but ominous now, and full of menace; a pregnant stillness, wherein the Viscount sat leaned forward, his hands clutching his chair-arms, his gaze fixed upon Barnabas; as for the Marquis, he had taken out his snuff-box and, in his preoccupation, came very near inhaling a pinch; while Captain Slingsby sat open-mouthed.
I sent the Imp over to him an hour ago; he'll let me have it, I know. Though I thank you none the less, my dear fellow, on my soul I do! But oh deuce take me you've nothing to drink! what will you take ?" "Nothing, thanks, Dick. As a matter of fact, I came to ask you a favor " "Granted, my dear fellow!" "I want you to ask Captain Slingsby to introduce me to Jasper Gaunt."
At the office all the morning, where we had a deputation from the Duke in his absence, he being gone to Portsmouth, for us to have the whole disposal and ordering of the Fleet. In the afternoon about business up and down, and at night to visit Sir R. Slingsby, who is fallen sick of this new disease, an ague and fever. So home after visiting my aunt Wight and Mrs. 23rd. Pr.
He now ventured to make a few observations to the Squire, in palliation of the delinquent's offence; but poor Slingsby spoke more from the heart than the head, and was evidently actuated merely by a general sympathy for every poor devil in trouble, and a liberal toleration for all kinds of vagabond existence.
Don’t swear, it’s a bad habit, neither pleasant nor profitable. Your name is Slingsby—Jack Slingsby. There don’t stare, there’s nothing in my telling you your name: I’ve been in these parts before, at least not very far from here.
There was likewise a small quantity of block tin, sheet tin, and solder. ‘This Slingsby,’ said I, ‘is certainly a very honest man, he has sold me more than my money’s worth; I believe, however, there is something more in the cart.’ Thereupon I rummaged the farther end of the cart, and, amidst a quantity of straw, I found a small anvil and bellows of that kind which are used in forges, and two hammers such as smiths use, one great, and the other small.
"Why, he might as well try to step on a bit of sea-foam," said the Captain in surprise. Lawrence, Lewis, and Slingsby, having as yet had no experience of such places, expressed, or held a similar opinion, but the Professor bade them wait and see.
"We are nearer to the summit however, than we are to the plain," retorted the Professor. "Truly, yes," assented the guide. "I should think no one could doubt that," observed Slingsby, looking upwards. "It looks quite near now," said Lewis. "Not so near, however, as you think, and as you shall find," rejoined the guide, as they resumed their upward march. This was indeed true.
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