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Everybody then murmured "True!" and looked at me in a particularly unpleasant and personal manner. But he always aided and comforted me when he could, in some way of his own, and he always did so at dinner-time by giving me gravy, if there were any. There being plenty of gravy to-day, Joe spooned into my plate, at this point, about half a pint. A little later on in the dinner, Mr.
"It is only a night's ride to Assouan." He spoke soothingly. "But you are not eating, Miss Beecher. I recommend this consommé." It was worth the recommending. Miss Beecher spooned it slowly, then demanded, "Why was I not called when the doctor came?" "But he does not come! Perhaps he is afraid" the young man's brows and shoulders rose expressively "but certainly he does not risk himself.
Fraser shook his head, and, the saucer being full, spooned the contents slowly back into the cup again. "Captain Tyrell leave any money?" he enquired. "Other way about," replied Flower. "I lent him, altogether, close on a hundred pounds. He was a man of very good position, but he took to drink and lost his ship and his self-respect, and all he left behind was his debts and his daughter."
Says I'm just the build for that sort of thing," protested the lad. "Well, then, get him to teach you. Of course we can't know how to do too many things in this business. We have learned that it pays to know how to do almost everything. Have you made friends with the mule since you got back?" "Yes. He spooned over me and made believe he loved me like a brother." Teddy paused reflectively.
Old Jerry had "spooned" up close to old Tom and his bodily heat was grateful. Linton eyed the fire with tender yearning. "That's a good stove you got." "She's a corker, ain't she?" "I been thinking about trading you a half interest in my tent for a half interest in her." "The trade's made." There was a moment of silence. "What d'you say we hook up together sort of go pardners for a while?
And the pigeons, flying southward, darkened the sky once more; and then the horses were unshod for treading out the wheat, and we children fanned away the chaff with big palm-leaves; and the combs of honey were gathered and shelved; and the October husking began by our having the first kettleful of white corn, swollen and hulled by being boiled in lye of wood ashes, spooned steaming into our porringers of milk by my aunt.
Couples who spooned too long at seaside resorts and missed the last train home could wake up a preacher and be united in indissoluble bonds of holy matrimony for two dollars. The preachers of that day slept light, in order to save the reputations of foolish virgins.
I don't suppose I'm the only boy 'n the regiment that 'd be glad to git a jest fer to-morrer. I sh'd want ter be back bright 'n' arly to fall in Monday mornin', fer I'm goin' to stick to the 200th through thick 'n' thin, if I don't git knocked out. Say, Shorty, how d'ye feel, any way?" But Shorty was already fast asleep. Si spooned up to him and was soon, in his dreams, away up in Posey County.
When past the cape, we took in all our sails, and, being between the high lands, the wind blowing trade, or steadily in the direction of the straits, we spooned before the sea under bare poles, three men being unable to manage the helm, and in six hours we were driven twenty-five leagues within the straits.
Those we opened were quite young, and each contained nearly three tumblers of almost effervescent, very sweet, slightly acidulated, perfectly limpid water, with a strong flavour of cocoanut. It is a delicious beverage. The meat was so thin and soft that it could have been spooned out like the white of an egg if we had had any spoons.
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