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She's flew the coop at the place she was in it seems she's been shut up some'eres in America, sir; an' she got 'old of the capting of a tramp boat o' some kind one o' them boats as smells intoxicating round the 'atches an' she give 'im an' the mate a 'andful o' jewelry that she'd on 'er when she was took in an' 'ad someways contrived to 'ang on to, an' I'm blessed hif she wasn't able fer to steer fer the island, sir we took 'er aboard the yacht only this mornin' with 'er 'air down her back, an' we've brought 'er on here.
And beyond the fire-holes, was the great Shine, that lay from the West unto the North of all that Land; and, in verity, we did need that we steer so that we come not anigh to it, neither unto the Great Red Fire-Pit of the Giants; neither unto the low volcanoes, which were beyond the Great Red Fire-Pit, as you do know, and someways unto the Mouth of the Upward Gorge.
"I think it must be so hard for you," said Emma; "it's been very hard for me, although I love Joseph with all my heart; but you are so childish and so good-looking, it seems someways as if it came harder on you; and then that Mr. Halsey hasn't got the warmth of heart that Joseph has." To this astonishing reply Susannah found no answer.
It was the presentment of a gentleman in the Highland dress, adorned, as was the manner of some years back before the costume itself had become discredited, with fripperies of the mode elsewhere a long scalloped waistcoat, a deep ruffled collar, the shoes buckled, and the hair en queue, the portrait of a man of dark complexion, distinguished and someways pleasant.
I musta gone an' lost your pretty lace for you, an' it was reel at that!" "Never mind! It's of no consequence. Truly, please don't " "Worry? Shoor I won't worry. What's the use worryin'? But I'll make it right, you betcher life, which is much more to the purpose. Say, I shouldn't wonder but it got into the tub someways, an' then, when I let the water out, the suckage drew it down the pipe.
A shout of laughter bore witness to the truth of the sketch. "It's pretty to think of," said the Kerry man slowly. "Mulcahy would have us do all the devilmint, and get clear himself, someways. He wudn't be takin' all this fool's throuble in shpoilin' the reputation of the regimint " "Reputation of your grandmother's pig!" said Dan. "Well, an' he had a good reputation tu; so it's all right.
It kind o' seems to me a mortal wonder women don't set their men-folk actin' queer settin' aside a railroad track guessin' they're advertisements fer a new hair-wash, or some other fancy dope. I guess women is the greatest proposition ever step out o' the Garden of Eden someways." Nan laughed happily. "That's spoiled it, Daddy," she cried. "Why not leave it at the Garden of Eden?"
Guess it 'ud bin different if she'd married Jim Thorpe." "I don't know," exclaimed Jane, with some antagonism. "I don't know. Jim Thorpe's a nice seemin' feller enough, someways, but " "But what?" inquired Mrs. Rust, eagerly. "Oh, nothin' much, on'y there's queer yarns goin' of that same Jim Thorpe. Restless was yarning with two of McLagan's boys, who are out huntin' the stolen cattle.
Thank you kindly; that's someways easier now, but an old man, my dear, has little to look for; it's pain, pain, pain to the end of the business, and I'll never be rightly warm again till I get under the sod," he said, and looked down at her with a face so aged and weary that she had nearly wept. "I lay awake all night," he continued; "I do so mostly, and a long walk kills me.
And so we eat and were very glad and happy, someways as children are happy, and our hearts all at ease. And presently, we eat each our second tablet, in the same wise as the first. And truly I did be kist more than once. And afterward, we drank each of the water. And when we had made an end, Naani told me that I move to stand; and surely I wondered; and I stood up, and lo!
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