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You're afraid of my making you split upon some of your babbling just now, are you, Sneak? 'I am not afraid of many things, I hope, said Tom; 'and certainly not of anything that you will do. I am not a tale-bearer, and I despise all meanness. You quite mistake me. Ah! cried Tom, indignantly. 'Is this manly from one in your position to one in mine? Please to make room for me to pass.
All this, as was most natural and proper, only stimulated the Lady's curiosity; neither was her importunity to be parried with, "Thank God, I am no makebate no tale-bearer, thank God, I never envied any one's favour, or was anxious to propale their misdemeanour-only, thank God, there has been no bloodshed and murder in the house that is all."
It was unwise to parade the fact that Stede Bonnet cruised so near. His Excellency, the Governor, was anxious that he should share the fate of Blackbeard. Jack Cockrell had no fear that his Uncle Peter would be a tale-bearer. His private honor would forbid because this interview with the two lads was a privileged communication.
He looked at Pethick, whom he knew to be the tale-bearer, and the latter exclaimed, excitedly: "Now don't you try to deny it, Hibbs. You know I heard you?" "Well, what did I say?" asked Hibbs, defiantly. "Well, what did you say?" interrupted Callum, grimly, transferring the conversation to himself. "That's just what I want to know."
Now and then Bracebridge heard of them, but he invariably replied that he believed them to be utterly false, and he always treated the boy who ventured to begin to narrate them to him with the scorn which a tale-bearer deserves.
It may be admitted, as an extenuation of this rude attack, that the good priest was jealous for the honour of his God, whose temple he supposed was suffering profanation by indecent conduct: and that, instead of turning tale-bearer and whisperer, he openly expressed his sentiments to the party concerned, affording an opportunity for acknowledgment or explanation.
This tale-bearer, who held the highest position as guardian of the peace under the captain of the night-watch, was of all men in the city the most hated and feared; and he had heard her brother speaking of Caesar in a tone of mockery which was enough to bring him to prison, to the quarries, nay, to death.
But before I ask it, I'm going to say a few words." He drew his tobacco-jar towards him, and took down his pipe, carefully filled it, and laid it down again. "Now, look here," he said. "I'm a great believer in keeping faith and being true to one another, and looking down with contempt upon a tale-bearer, or one who betrays a secret. Do you understand?"
It prevented any chance of a general conspiracy against the home authorities or any wholesale wrong-doing through collusion. It served to make every official a ready tale-bearer in all matters concerning the motives and acts of his colleagues, so that the King might with, reasonable certainty count upon hearing all the sides to every story.
A more than equivocal character, Publius Cethegus, formerly one of the most zealous Marians, afterwards as a deserter received into favour by Sulla, acted a most influential part in the political doings of this period unrivalled as a cunning tale-bearer and mediator between the sections of the senate, and as having a statesman's acquaintance with the secrets of all cabals: at times the appointment to the most important posts of command was decided by a word from his mistress Praecia.
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