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Updated: July 16, 2025
Silence reigned, broken only by the moan of the wind under the eaves, for although it was no more than approaching the second hour of night, yet who but the wight whom necessity compelled would be abroad in such weather? All night I rode despite that weather's foulness a foulness that might have given pause to one whose haste to bear a letter was less attuned to his own supreme desires.
"I've been thinking that during the summer term, and while the weather's warm, our two rooms might form a supper club. We'd hold it, say, once a week, when pocket-money is given out, and have a feed together; one time in your room, and the next in ours, after every one's gone to bed.
It's mighty fine, Al, sleeping out in the open when the weather's dry and not too cold, but I've read that the winter in the northwestern mountains is something terrible, and we've got to prepare for it." It was Dick's idea to go deeper into the mountains.
"Oh, for this very hot weather, I really don't think people notice or care much about " "'Notice'!" he wailed. "I guess Miss PRATT noticed! Hot weather's no excuse for for outright obesity!" I ask you to look at her back. You can see her spinal cord!" "Column," Mrs. Baxter corrected. "Spinal column, Willie." "What do I care which it is?" he fumed.
"Thrice happy she that is so well assured Unto herself and settled so in heart That neither will for better be allured Ne fears to worse with any chance to start, But like a steddy ship doth strongly part The raging waves and keeps her course aright; Ne aught for tempest doth from it depart, Ne aught for fairer weather's false delight.
"I took the chance to ride over from the station with that fellow, and I've asked him a few questions about the house where you want me to go on duty. I'll have to camp around on the outside like a grass-eater." "That won't hurt you, Patsy, my lad," said Nick. "The weather's good. You're to keep an eye on the whole household, but on Miss Stevens especially.
Then, as to going into port that's easy enough managed by a man with a good head-piece on his shoulders; and, as I was saying, a lucky six months' cruise, and your fortune's made. Then, what do you do? Why, you watches your chance, scuttles your ship some fine night when the weather's favourable, and goes ashore with your swag, as a castaway seaman whose ship has sprung a leak and foundered.
"No thank the Lord you won't have to cook for this hungry bunch any longer. I've got a Mexican hired and headed this way. There'll be no more of that kind of thing for you, lady not while you're with us. "Now, boys, let's get organized for action. Weather's perfect Lowry's been raving over the light, all the way out from town.
The result was that I delayed our departure for ten minutes and when I came on board faced a wrathful Gresson. 'Where the hell have you been? he asked. 'The weather's blowing up dirty and the old man's mad to get off. Didn't you get your legs stretched enough this afternoon? I explained humbly that I had been to the schoolmaster to get something to read, and produced my dingy red volumes.
"This afternoon?" I said eagerly. "Yes; the weather's lovely and warm, and you fellows can row me." I felt ready to toss up my hat and cheer, and I saw that Bigley was ready to do the same; but we both felt that we were getting too old, so we refrained. "I'm afraid I can't go, Captain Duncan," said Bob in an ill-used way. "My father will be at home expecting me."
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