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A band of music passed to and fro several times, with the rain-drops falling into the mouth of the brazen trumpet and pattering on the bass-drum; a spirit-shop, opposite the hotel, had a vast run of custom; and a coffee-dealer, in the open air, found occasional vent for his commodity, in spite of the cold water that dripped into the cups.
Sandy Liston had been leaning sorrowfully against the wall of the next house; he now broke out: "An auld shipmate at the whale-fishing!!! an' noow we'll never lift the dredging sang thegither again, in yon dirty detch that's droowned him; I maun hae whisky, an' forget it a'." He made for the spirit-shop like a madman; but ere he could reach the door a hand was laid on him like a vise.
The authorities do not really care to arrest the wanderers during the summer months, as they know they will get them all when winter comes on; besides, in these villages all the people sympathize with us, and as we are armed, and not likely to be taken without a fight, it is not probable that one man would care to venture his life in such a matter." On arrival at the spirit-shop they went in.
See, we have skins for sale if there is anyone in the village who will buy them." "The man at the spirit-shop at the end of the village will buy them," the policeman said; "he gives a rouble a dozen for them." "Thank you," and with a Russian salutation they walked on. "Of course he suspects what we are," Godfrey said to his companion; "but there was no fear of his being too inquisitive.
A band of music passed to and fro several times, with the rain-drops falling into the mouth of the brazen trumpet and pattering on the bass-drum; a spirit-shop, opposite the hotel, had a vast run of custom; and a coffee-dealer, in the open air, found occasional vent for his commodity, in spite of the cold water that dripped into the cups.
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