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The withered hand on the table twitched; the deformed creature's face was twisted into a grimace; and the man was chuckling with unhallowed mirth, as though unable to contain himself at, presumably, the recollection of a scene which he had witnessed himself. "He was down on his knees and clawing out with his hands for mercy, and he squealed like a rat.
The maids came running too to see what was the matter. "Ow! Ow!! Ow!!!" squealed Take. She couldn't say a word. She just clawed at her neck and screamed. Everybody tried to find out what was the matter. "I know I know!" shouted Taro. He shook Take's hair. Out flew the beetle! Taro caught him. "He isn't hurt a bit," he said. "But I am," wailed Take.
The steam-engine at the gin panted throughout all the long hot hours, the baler squealed and rasped and groaned, as it bound up the product into marketable compass, but there was no one waking near enough to note how the guest of the mansion was pacing the floor in a stress of nervous excitement, and to comment on the fact. Toward sunset, a sudden commotion roused the slumbrous place.
Like a shot the hound was off. "Ride in my tracks an' keep close to me," called Dale, as he wheeled his horse. "We're off!" squealed Bo, in wild delight, and she made her mount plunge. Helen urged her horse after them and they broke across a corner of the swale to the woods. Pedro was running straight, with his nose high. He let out one short bark.
"Behave yourself. You are going on a journey, and will be all right." Then Squinty stopped squealing, as the farmer climbed out of the pen with him. "At last I am going on a journey, and I may have many adventures," thought the little pig. "Good-by!" he called to his papa and mamma and brothers and sisters, left behind in the pen. "Good-by!" "Good-by!" they all grunted and squealed.
"And Pembury shall kill me," squealed the last comer, who had comforted himself with several crusts of plum-cakes and the dregs of about a dozen bottles of ginger-beer. And every one protested their willingness to die in the good cause. At this stage Oliver and Wraysford withdrew unobserved. "I'm afraid we've been eavesdropping," said Oliver.
Needless to say, Mac did not go any farther; he warned the others, and they all crawled back to their bunks, and went to sleep. Next morning there was a big row made, and the guards tried to make the prisoners tell what ones were planning to escape, but no one squealed; and they were all stood "at attention" for two hours.
"Not for worlds," said Rollo; "I mean, the word isn't really camel; we were rotting. Pretend it's dromedary!" he whispered to the others. "I heard them say 'dromedary'! I heard them. I don't care what you say; I heard them," squealed the odious Dolores. "With ears as long as hers one would hear anything," thought Rollo savagely.
The straining Molly went over backward, kicking and squealing as the rope gave way, and the big steer began to struggle to his feet. Pratt Sanderson had begun to realize the situation. As Frances' pony fell and squealed, he scrambled to his knees. "Save yourself, Frances!" he cried. "I am all right." She left him; but not because she believed his statement.
There was the stamping of horses in the stables as they crunched their corn; cows lowed as the milk-pails rattled; sheep baa-a-ed in their folds, and the swine, fearing that some other of the farm stock would get their share of the breakfast, squealed in eager anticipation. On a knoll by the river side stood the rambling buildings belonging to Jabez Potter, who kept the Red Mill.
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