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It was a positive relief to listen to Tim's loud voice, look at his grimy paws, and reflect that one member of the family was still in the enjoyment of youth. As usual, the postman's arrival was the first excitement of Christmas morning.
Big Tim's style of speech was in accordance with his half-caste nature sometimes flowing in channels of slightly poetic imagery, like that of his Indian mother; at other times dropping into the very matter-of-fact style of his white sire. "Leetil Tim vill be glad," said Softswan. "Ay, daddy will be pleased. By the way, I wonder what keeps him out so long?
When, however, they saw the abject terror of the Faith Healer as he begged not to be left alone with Tim for they had not meant death, and Ingles thought he read death in Tim's ferocious eyes they laughed cynically, and left it to Tim to uphold the honour of Jansen and the Pioneers.
Ef Abs'lom ain't 'feared o' Tim's rifle, what's he goin' ter keer fur the pore jedge with nare weepon but his leetle contempt o' court ter jail Abs'lom, ef he kin make out ter ketch him!" She leaned against the swaying hoop of the cover of the wagon and burst into tears. "Oh, none o' ye 'll do nuthin' fur me!" she exclaimed, in frantic reproach. "Nuthin'!"
Sara shook her head. "No," she said flatly, "there is no one else." With a sudden bitter self-mockery she added: "Tim's is the only proposal of marriage I have to my credit." The repressed anxiety with which Elisabeth had been regarding her relaxed, and a curious look of content took birth in the hyacinth eyes.
Tim's exclamation was caused by catching his foot against a large stone and falling flat upon his face with considerable violence. He quickly scrambled up again, while Elwood anxiously inquired whether he was hurt by the fall. "Not by the fall, plase your honor, but by the stone that whacked me betwaan the eyes."
"All right," called back Tim, and then he turned to the children. "We're going in this boat, master and missy. See, won't it be fine fun, sailing away along the canal?" Pamela seemed a little frightened. "You're sure he won't take us to that naughty man?" she said, holding Tim's hand tight. "Bless you, no; it's to get away from him we're going in the boat.
"The trouble, in the present case, is all about Fleta; who must, by your argument, turn out some grand personage." "Well, perhaps she may. I should like to see that little girl, Newland." "That cannot be just now, for reasons you well know; but some other time it will give me great pleasure." On the second day after Tim's departure, I received a letter from him by the twopenny post.
The strips were drawn over the frame of the tent, and fastened by driving pins through it into the ground. Then it was found that there was only cloth enough to cover one tent. Tim's calculations had been defective. "Here's a pretty fix," said Tim. "I have it," replied Charles. "Come with me, Barney, and we will have the best tent of the two."
"It has always struck me as peculiar," says he, "that Tim's family ... I beg pardon I should have said the Earl's. But you see I remember him as a kid we are cousins, you know and his sisters always called him Tim.... Well, I mean the family here, you know, seem to know so little of the Torrenses. Lady Gwen doesn't seem to have recognised this chap in the Park." "I believe she has never seen him.
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