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Then Jim says rather timid, because he see Tom was getting pretty tetchy: "Mars Tom, what is a metaphor?" "A metaphor's a well, it's a a a metaphor's an illustration." He see THAT didn't git home, so he tried again. "When I say birds of a feather flocks together, it's a metaphorical way of saying " "But dey DON'T, Mars Tom. No, sir, 'deed dey don't.
Deb.'s done ill by me; she shouldn't ha' bullied me when I was sore and tetchy, and fagged out with your curst huntin' of me up and down! But I'll do that much for her and for you. Here; bend your head down; I've got to whisper." Gilbert leaned his ear to the highwayman's mouth. "You'll only tell her, you understand?" Gilbert assented. "Say to her these words, don't forgit a single one of 'em!
With him, indeed, they did as they listed, using him as one that was as Clay in the hands of the Potter; but, not to the extent of one tetchy word or froward movement, did he ever show that he thought his imprisonment unjust, or the bearing of those who were set over him cruel.
People came round telling them they were free, and all they got was broken heads. They were a very tetchy lot, those niggers, are still what are left of them. You see, they've always been proud of being Grangerson's niggers, that's the sort of man he is, able to make them feel like that." "Silas helps to carry on the place, doesn't he?" asked Pinckney.
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