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From the Highlanders and the Irish, for example, the English of the South are learning the possibilities of the aspirate h and wh, which latter had entirely and the former very largely dropped out of use among them a hundred years ago.
He blanched and was immediately conscious that her small eyes were watching him keenly. "Wh what have you heard, Mrs. Hammond?" he blurted out. "One moment, Mr. Markham. I don't want you to think that I am the kind of woman who seeks to pry into the affairs of other people. I don't.
My dear Hope, I have no news as yet to communicate to you, except that some few are taking up ye matter of ye V. C. in rt earnest, and so I suppose it will be a pitched battle, and we shall win at last, even if but a handful as yet. I have 2 or 3 commissions for you, wh will not occupy your time, and wh will, I hope, be a subject of interest to you. It is for my little library of R. C. works.
All eyes were turned on Curly, the newly wedded cow puncher, who blushed a bright brick red to the roots of his hair. "Wh where did they come from?" stammered he. "I presume, Curly," said Dan Anderson, gravely, "like enough they came from somewhere over on the Brazos, your earlier home. Why didn't you tell us you were a married man?" "I ain't I never was!" cried Curly, hotly.
"Wh what was it," she asked quietly, "what was it that might have been different and wasn't? Was it was it somebody you wanted to marry that you gave up so I could have my chance?" Portia's hard little laugh cut like a knife. "I ought to believe that," she said. "I've told myself so enough times. But it's not true.
Even in his half-drowsy state of pain Warrington appeared to recognise Garrick and assume that he had come in response to his own summons. Garrick bent down, and I could just distinguish what Warrington was trying to say to him. "Wh where's Violet?" he whispered huskily, "Does she know? Don't let her get frightened I'll be all right."
So she dropped the lump into my lap just at that moment, and I clapped my legs together on it and she went on talking. But only about a minute. Then she took off the hank and looked me straight in the face, and very pleasant, and says: "Come, now, what's your real name?" "Wh what, mum?" "What's your real name? Is it Bill, or Tom, or Bob? or what is it?"
"Yes. ... With wh whom are " But her breath failed her. "With you. ... You knew it, Yellow-hair. ... Does it interest you to know it?" "Yes." But the exhilaration of the moment was interfering with her breath again and she only stood there with the flushed and audacious little smile stamped on her lips forcing her eyes to meet his curious, troubled, intent gaze. "You did know it?" he repeated.
He said nothing. "The child certainly is in love with you. A blind woman could divine that," continued Celia wistfully. "I am glad, Phil, because I believe you are as truly devoted to her as she is to you. And when the time comes if God spares you both " "You are mistaken," he said quietly, "there is no future before us." She coloured in consternation. "Wh why I certainly supposed believed "
Then they ranged up in a row in front of old Jerry and each touched his forelock and gave a hitch to his trowser leg. "Ready for orders, cap'n," they said, in unison, having practiced this little by-play in secret. "Wh what?" stammered Captain Jerry, gazing at them in bewilderment. "Ready for orders, sir," they said. "Shall we shake out the mainsail?" asked Dick.
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