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Spriggs coughed again; but the young people had found a new subject of conversation. It ended some minutes later in a playful scuffle, during which the door acted the part of a ventilating fan. "It's only for another fortnight," said Mrs. Spriggs, hastily, as her husband rose. "After they're spliced," said the vindictive Mr.
He was at his worst on Thursday morning; on Thursday afternoon he came home a bright and contented man. He hung his cap on the nail with a flourish, kissed his wife, and, in full view of the disapproving Mr. Price, executed a few clumsy steps on the hearthrug. "Come in for a fortune?" inquired the latter, eying him sourly. "No; I've saved one," replied Mr. Spriggs, gayly.
"Tell 'im I've come back from Australia, if you like," said Mr. Price, faintly. "I don't mind." Mr. Spriggs cleared his throat again. "But, you see, we told Ethel as you was doing well out there," he said, with an embarrassed laugh, "and girl-like, and Alfred talking a good deal about his relations, she she's made the most of it." "It don't matter," said the complaisant Mr.
"It is post-marked 'New York, sir, and nothing else Yes, here is 'Forwarded by Cane, Spriggs, and Button, Rio de Janeiro. It must have been put into a post-office there." "Rio! Here is more salvage, gal more salvage coming to afflict me!" "But you had no salvage to pay, uncle, on the other occasion; perhaps there will be none to pay on this.
Spriggs came down and took his hat from a nail; "about a couple of inches shorter than yourself and not near so much round the waist." Mr. Spriggs regarded him sternly for a few seconds, and then, closing the door with a bang, went off down the street. Left alone, Mr.
He'll have to go into hiding, because if they catch him he'll 'ave to finish his time. And Bill says if he writes letters to any of us it'll only make it easier to find him. You'd better take the first train to Australia, Gussie." "What what time did you post the letter?" inquired Uncle Gussie, jerkily. "'Bout two o'clock," said Mr. Spriggs, glaring at the clock. "I reckon you've just got time."
"I am aware of the truth of what you say, and therefore I beg leave to repeat my offer." "All perfectly fair and perfectly reasonable. But you cannot expect us, Mr Wilder, to make a vacancy expressly for you to fill, though it must be admitted that your papers are excellent as good as the note of Spriggs, Boggs and Tweed themselves not to make a vacancy expressly"
Spriggs, however, returned raging to the schooner, exclaiming, that four of us should go forward to be shot, and to me in particular he said, "You dog Ashton, you deserve to be hanged up at the yard-arm for designing to cut us off." I replied, "that I had no intention of injuring any man on board; but I should be glad if they would allow me to go away quietly."
He'll have to go into hiding, because if they catch him he'll 'ave to finish his time. And Bill says if he writes letters to any of us it'll only make it easier to find him. You'd better take the first train to Australia, Gussie." "What what time did you post the letter?" inquired Uncle Gussie, jerkily. "'Bout two o'clock," said Mr. Spriggs, glaring aft the clock. "I reckon you've just got time."
Potter had just taken Ethel Spriggs into the kitchen to say good- by; in the small front room Mr. Spriggs, with his fingers already fumbling at the linen collar of ceremony, waited impatiently. "They get longer and longer over their good-bys," he complained. "It's only natural," said Mrs. Spriggs, looking up from a piece of fine sewing. "Don't you remember "
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