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"Theer, lads," said Dave, coolly resuming his jacket, "you can pitch 'em all into the baskets, all the sizable ones, and put all the little ones back into the watter. I'll throost the punt back, so as young Tom Tallington can get some dry clothes."
Brereton, watching the faces of the jurymen, all tradesmen of the town, serious and anxious, saw the effect which Cotherstone's evidence and the further admissions of the two sweethearts was having. And neither he nor Tallington and certainly not Mr.
It's a sore piece of business; but it shows a man what his neighbours are, and I won't murmur, only say as you do, it might have been worse." "And thank God for sparing all our lives!" said the squire, taking off his hat. "Amen!" said Farmer Tallington, and for a time there was nothing heard but a sob from Mrs Tallington and the splashing of the poles.
"I heard a slight noise a little while ago, and I was listening when I saw a flash and heard the report. Mr Winthorpe, I'm afraid there's something wrong again." "No, no, man!" "I'm afraid I must say, Yes, sir. That sound was not off the sea, but much nearer the house. Who's that?" "Hallo! who's on that ladder?" cried the squire, turning sharply round at the engineer's query. "Tom Tallington?"
"I don't know," said Farmer Tallington, scratching his head as they walked out into the home close. "You see, squire, it wean't be open enemies we shall have to fear " "The Winthorpes never feared their enemies since they settled in these parts in the days of King Alfred," said Dick grandly. "Hear, hear, Dick!" cried his father, laughing.
The crashing in of the leaded pane casement had, however, acted like the key which had unlocked the silent farmstead. Tom Tallington rushed to the window. "Who's " He would probably have said "that," but he turned his sentence into the cry of "Fire! fire!" The alarm spread in an instant.
Tom Tallington was seated upon one side of a rough punt, turned up to keep the rain from filling it, and as he was not obliged to hold on with his legs he kept swinging them to and fro.
"Do you want Tom Tallington?" said his father, who, though apparently paying no attention, had noted every exchange of glances. "Yes, father; there is more room here," said Dick boldly. The squire made a sign to Hickathrift, who ceased poling, and the other two boats came up on either side. "Come in here, Tom," said Dick eagerly.
"Why, of course he didn't," cried Tom Tallington, a stoutly-built lad of sixteen or seventeen, very much like his companion Dick, only a little fairer and plumper in the face. "They ain't swimmers." "No, of course, not," said Dick. "Kill 'em all at one shot, Dave?" The man made no answer, but his little dog uttered another short bark as if in assent.
"Ay, lad, I carried it out mysen, just as Mr Marston come oop wi' a lot of his lads, and Farmer Tallington come from t'other way; and we saved all we could, and got out the beasts and horses, but t'owd plaace is bont out." "And where is mother?" "All reight along o' my missus, bless her; and when we see we could do no more, squire began about who done it." "Yes: go on."
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