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The ease with which the big Vermonter had so defied the law of gravitation with that unwieldly stick amazed him. "That thing'll weigh from seven to eight hundred pounds," said he. "I reckon you're the stoutest man in this part o' the state an' I'm quite a man myself. I've lifted a barrel o' whisky and put my mouth to the bung hole. I never drink it."
"There's just ae thing'll end it!" said John. "Mother, give me three shillings." It was not a request, and not a demand; it was the dull statement of a need. Yet the need appeared so relentless, uttered in the set fixity of his impassive voice, that she could not gainsay it. She felt that this was not merely her son making a demand; it was a compulsion on him greater than himself.
Was it weakness for him to lift his clasped hands heavenward and send up a voiceless prayer? While he stood thus Oncle Jazon came softly to his side and touched his arm. Beverley started. "The nex' thing'll be to shoot the everlastin' gizzards outen 'em, won't it?" the old man inquired. "I'm jes' a eetchin' to git a grip onto that Gov'nor. Ef I don't scelp 'em I'm a squaw."
"I guess you'd better say a few words to them, Your Highness; they'll expect it." "But I can't speak the language, and they can't understand English. The thing'll be a stand-off." "Crump will hand it to 'em. Here, Crump." "Sir?" "Line up and shoot His Highness's remarks into 'em." "Yes, sir. "It's all very well for you, Crump," said John. "You probably enjoy this sort of thing. I don't.
Nevertheless, when Captain Jim, returning one day from the nearest settlement and post-office, twenty miles away, burst upon us with "Well, the hull thing'll be settled now, boys; Lacy Bassett is coming down yer to look round," we felt considerably relieved. And yet, perhaps, we had as little reason for it as we had for remaining there.
And you must see to it yourself that the sheets is always aired; Kate's often so careless about that. You will promise me now, won't you? I shall be dreadfully anxious every washing day, I shall indeed. You know that the least thing'll give you a chill. 'Yes, I'll be careful, said the other, half sadly. She was lying in her bed, and Emma sat on a chair by the side.
"You know pretty well I do things when I say I'll do 'em and this thing'll be done! Come to think of it," he said, "maybe it'll be better if I go to your place and fetch her along myself. It'll help if I do a little talking to her on the way down. Yes, we'll fix it that way. You and she be ready at four o'clock, and I'll come for you.
"If so be He cares," said Jim to himself "if so be He cares for a little buildin' as don't make no show 'longside o' His doin's up thar an' down here, I hope He sees that I've got this Bible under my head, an' knows what I mean by it. I hope the thing'll strike 'im favorable, an' that He knows, if He cares, that I'm obleeged to 'im."
Carolyn June asked, pulling the cork from the bottle and holding it poised over the pan of water in which the shirt, a slimy, dingy mass, floated drunkenly. "Darned if I know," Skinny said, scratching his head. "She said it would make it white I reckon the more you put in the whiter the blamed thing'll be. Try about half of it at first and see how 'it works!" "Gee, isn't it pretty?"
"Well?" said Allerdyke. "And what then!" "Why, it'll probably upset the whole bag of tricks!" exclaimed Chettle. "The thing'll be spoiled before we've properly worked it out. See?" Allerdyke did see. He had sufficient knowledge of police matters to know that Chettle was right, and that a too hasty step would probably ruin everything. He turned towards the warehouse. "Just so," he said.
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