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The mouth of the passage is guarded by a kind of ridge of basalt, which at high tide we knew was barely covered with sufficient water to float the Chancellor, even when en- tirely unfreighted.
These conferences between Kinch and Charlie produced their natural effect, and latterly it had been several times affirmed by aunt Rachel that, "Dat air boy was gittin' 'tirely too high gittin' bove hissef 'pletely dat he was gittin' more and more aggriwatin' every day dat she itched to git at him dat she 'spected nothin' else but what she'd be 'bliged to take hold o' him;" and she comported herself generally as if she was crazy for the conflict which she saw must sooner or later occur.
It were impossible for any one to think you guilty, Jeff, of this." "Seems to me dat de Lord has deserted me 'tirely.
'They rile up, sometimes; but in general we have a hold upon our citizens, both in public and in private life, which is as much one of the ennobling institutions of our happy country as 'As nigger slavery itself, suggested Mr Brick. 'En tirely so, remarked the colonel.
"I hope not, mammy; and were Aunt Phillis, and Uncle Jack, and all the rest pleased with their presents?" "I reckon dey was, darlin', mos' ready to go off de handle, 'tirely." Chloe had soon built up her fire and coaxed it into a bright blaze, and in a few moments more she pronounced the room sufficiently warm for her nursling to get up and be dressed.
"What made you think I was aboard I look like one? S' down, John, make 'seff at home. Happm have cars all t' ourselves. Mr. March, this 's ufforshnate, ain't it? Don't y' sink so? One o' my p'culiar 'tacks. Come on 'tirely since leavin' Suez. My dear frien', I know what you're thinkin' 'bout.
"Oh, only playin', was yer?" said Lee; "that alters the case 'tirely don't it, Pete?" The boy appealed to nodded his assent, and Lee continued, "We thought yer was in blood arnest. If yer had been, we wouldn't a left a grease-spot of yer would we, Pete?" "Mighty cl'ar of us," answered Pete.
"I hab den, I hab hear someting." "What?" "Dat I doan know." "It's the frizzlin' o' those shark-steaks; or, maybe, some sea-bird squeaking up in the air." "No, neyder one nor todder. Hush! Massa Brace, I hab hear some soun' 'tirely diffrent, somethin' like de voice ob human man. You obsarb silence. Maybe we hear im agen."
V. IV Verne tirely. The sail flapped idly against the mast, and John had it furled. The tide alone carried the raft to the shore, but steering had become impossible, and its passage was impeded by immense bands of FUCUS. At ten o'clock John found himself almost at a stand-still, not three cables' lengths from the shore. Having lost their anchor, they were at the mercy of the ebb-tide.
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