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Fork-tail wrenched its body, striving to reach its tormentor with fangs or clawed feet. And in that struggle to achieve an impossible position, its head slued far about, uncovering the unprotected area behind the skull base which usually lay under the spiny collar about its shoulders. Shann went in.
We must keep the Wolf from the door, as the proverb says." It was very well. And being complimentary, I printed it. 'But the Viscount's the boy! cried Pip, who invented a new oath for the introduction of everything he said. 'The Viscount's the boy! He came into our place one night to take Her home; rather slued, but not much; and said, "Where's Pip? I want to see Pip. Produce Pip!"
That was about what I expected Jim to do, and as it turned out I was as nearly right as could be. They ran his track for ten miles. Then they followed his horse-tracks till late the second day, and found that the horse had slued round and was making for home again with nobody on him.
"All right; I don't mind, if you don't." She gave the floppy hat a yank that slued the ridiculous green bow to a more rakish angle, and then stopped suddenly in the road. "O-oh, look!" A barn had been built close up to the side of the fence, and freshly pasted upon it was the vividly colored poster of a circus.
Tight as a fiddle string was the good hawser, and the howling north-easter hummed its weird tune along its vibrating length, as coil after coil was paid out in the lulls, and the lifeboat came closer and closer, and at last slued right under the starboard quarter of the wreck.
But I will die slow, he sez, 'I will die very slow. "I cud see by the docthor's face that he was mortial sorry for the man, an' he ordhered him to hospital. We wint back together, an' I was dumbstruck; Love-o'-Women was cripplin' and crumblin' at ivry step. He walked wid a hand on my shoulder all slued sideways, an' his right leg swingin' like a lame camel.
Just for an instant Dan and the mate peered at the yacht to see if the lines had carried, an instant of which the wily sea took full advantage. An oily wave reared the bow of the yacht while the swell of its predecessor slued the Fledgling in and around and upward, so that the two craft reared, side by side, bows up and not more than five feet apart.
"Well, you got it straight," the doctor told him. Ten-Gallon slued in his saddle, slouching over confidentially. "Say, it ain't any of my business, maybe, but how much did you git out of this pile of rocks?" "It isn't any of your business, but I'll tell you. I got more out of it than this whole blasted country's worth!" Slavens replied.
She's the kind that'll always be fussing over you, and that's the kind a man needs. But mind your eye! Don't take it for granted! Make her want to fuss over you." When the oncoming tramp reached a point four hundred yards to the southwest of the yacht she slued round broadside.
Lingnam could have federated the Empire from a tight rope. He continued his oration at the wheel as we trundled. 'The danger to the Younger Nations is of being drawn into this vortex of Militarism, he went on, dodging the rear of the soldiery. 'Slow past troops, I hinted. 'It saves 'em dust. And we overtake on the right as a rule in England. 'Thanks! Mr. Lingnam slued over.
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