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He reached the bottom of the pond and lay on the mud in safety. But far from safety was Crumb Snatcher the mouse. He sank and rose, and sank again. His wet fur weighed him down. But before he sank for the last time he lifted up his voice and cried out and his cry was heard at the brink of the pond: "Ah, Puff Jaw, treacherous frog!
Some four miles from this camp Evans loosed Snatcher momentarily. The little beast was off at a canter at once and on slippery snow; it was all Evans could do to hold to the bridle. As it was he dashed across the line, somewhat to its danger. Six hundred yards from this camp there was a bale of forage. Bowers stopped and loaded it on his sledge, bringing his weights to nearly 800 lbs.
''Twas Sherlock Holmes as landed me for ten years in Reading gaol. "'Well, my friend, I answered, 'I've no doubt you deserved it if he did it. I am not Sherlock Holmes, however, but his son. "'Will you let me take you by the hand, governor? he whispered, hoarsely. 'Not for the kindness you've shown me here, but for the service your old man did me. I am Nervy Jim the Snatcher.
The male population of the village spend their time on military expeditions and in the cordon or 'at their posts', as the Cossacks say. Towards evening, that same Lukashka the Snatcher, about whom the old women had been talking, was standing on a watch-tower of the Nizhni-Prototsk post situated on the very banks of the Terek.
"'Cut it! Cut it! says Butsy, spreadin' out his hoss paper. 'Act like you has some sense, 'n' I puts you hep to a hot scheme I gets out of this paper us three can pull it off to a finish! "'I don't want in on no scheme with that lantern snatcher! says Peewee then to me. "'If you don't age some, I says to Peewee, 'nursie'll come around here, 'n' put a nice fresh panty-waist on you!
They spoke with indulgent affection, as a nurse might persuade a bashful child to show off before company. He of the choleric blue eye was still sitting at the table with one of his hosts. He turned in his chair, smiling grimly. "What's that about me? I don't want to start scrapping in a strange mess, Snatcher, but if you really are looking for trouble !"
I bet a lot of reformers would quit to-morrow if they knew their work wasn't going to bother people any." So it befell, in a shining and memorable interlude that there was talk of the oldest living boy scout, who was said to have rats in his wainscoting; of the oldest living débutante, who was also a porch wren; and of the body snatcher. Little of the talk was mine; a query now and again.
He has already tried that 'Little Doodeen' of his, and broke it, too, just before I sang 'King Death. Have you heard my new song, 'The Body Snatcher, Mr. Warrington? angcored at Saint Bartholomew's the other night composed expressly for me. Per'aps you or your friend would like a copy of the song, sir? John, just 'ave the kyndness to 'and over a 'Body Snatcher' 'ere, will yer?
"He's a body snatcher! he's a man hunter! he's ev'rything mean an' filthy!" exclaimed the girl, her face red and her eyes blazing. Her appearance was really most astonishing. Laura would never have believed that "Lonesome Liz" could display so much emotion. "Let him bother this camp if he dares!" went on Liz. "He was told by that old gentleman to keep away from here, wasn't he?
Huxter, left the table, as Huxter's comrades, after a pause of wonder, set up such a roar of laughter at Huxter, as called for the intervention of the president of the room; who bawled out, "Silence, gentlemen; do have silence for the Body Snatcher!" which popular song began as Pen left the Back-Kitchen. He flattered himself that he had commanded his temper perfectly.
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