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I told the Captain that those Indians were dead, and that all dead Indians were good ones. This was a stunner for the Captain, and I do not think that the joke has ever penetrated his massive skull. We did not see any more Indians or any sign of them on the trip. On reaching headquarters we found Jim Beckwith awaiting our arrival.
"I really have a good eye," she added, praising herself with gusto. "It's no use being over-modest, is it? If one has a gift, well one just has it. Here, Dirmikis!" She gave his gun carefully to the barefooted child. "He's a little stunner, and so chivalrous. I never met a boy I liked more. Do give him a nice present, Dion, and let him feed in the camp if he likes." "Well, what next?
But the wife was French he himself had overheard her talking the frog-eaters' lingo and, by George, she was a stunner! The baby was hers, and thus a mixture of English and French; as for the cat, he could not undertake to pronounce upon the animal's nationality, for he had not the pleasure of the acquaintance of its parents.
Brother Heywood was asked to turn over his whole stock of goods to fit out Brigham and the apostles for their journey. This to Brother Heywood was a stunner. He replied that he was indebted to honorable men in the East for the most of his goods, and that he did not dare defraud them; that he had been taught from childhood to deal honorably with all men.
"Chivalry? Fair Wyvern in distress?" the other prodded. "Or did the back lash from one of those disks draw you in?" "I don't know " "And why did you use your knife instead of your stunner?" Shann was startled. For the first time he realized that he had fronted the greatest native menace they had discovered on Warlock with the more primitive of his weapons.
"Maybe they can keep it occupied," the other commented. "But we don't want them to actually mix with it; that might be fatal." A clamor broke out in the interior passage. Taggi snarled, backing away a few steps before he uttered his own war cry. "Ready!" Thorvald jumped to the net slung from the poles; Shann raised his stunner.
"Then you will help me?" "I suppose I must sacrifice myself for the good of the family," said the Stunner in an heroic tone, "but you must let me have my own way entirely." "Oh yes, Jane certainly. I am so much obliged!" replied Mrs. Fluffy with effusion. "Then it is not necessary to explain my plans further: I shall be there and will manage."
Here don't stand there with your eyes hanging out on your cheeks; look on this found it yesterday at Sighfor's. Isn't it a stunner? bottom modern except the feet, but the top is Sixteenth Century. See the way the tortoise-shell is worked in lots of secret drawers, too, all through it going to keep my bills in one of 'em and lose the key. What are you staring at, anyhow, Sam?"
Again Pougeot turned to the waiter. "What sort of a woman was she? A lady or or not?" Joseph clucked his tongue admiringly. "She was a lady, all right. And a stunner! Eyes and shoulders and um-m!" He described imaginary feminine curves with the unction of a male dressmaker. "Oh, there's one thing more!" "You can tell me later. Now, doctor, we'll look at the room.
I've lost my specs I've got no swell clothes I can't go in the Stunner tartan, added he, eyeing his backgammon-board-looking chest, and diving his hands into the capacious pockets of his shooting-jacket. 'I'll manage all that, replied his lordship; 'I've got a pair of splendid silver-mounted spectacles in the Indian cabinet in the drawing-room, that I've kept to be married in.
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