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Jones," he continued aloud, "do you deny throwing a snowball just now at Smythe?" "I didn't throw one," said Jones, turning pale as he heard the hiss, and the murmur of "White-feather again," which followed his denial.
"D'yer think if I'd been made an officer, I'd ha' shewed the white-feather like that?" And turning round sharp, I saw it was Measles, who was standing sentry by the gateway; and he was so disgusted, that he spat about in all directions, for he was a man who didn't smoke, like any other Christian, but chewed his tobacco like a sailor.
"How rude those fellows are, Ken," said Whalley; "what do they mean by it?" "Dogs!" said Kenrick, stamping angrily, while his face was scarlet with rage. "If they're trying to annoy you, Ken," said Whalley, who was a very gentle, popular boy, "don't give them the triumph of seeing that they succeed. They're only Varnish and White-Feather we all know what they're like."
"God bless you! no, sir," says Joe Bantem, jumping up, and shaking the hand himself, "which that you've never been, but always a good officer as your company loved. Keep a brave heart, my boys, it'll soon be over. We've stood in front of death too many times now to shew the white-feather. Hurray for Captain Dyer, and may he have his regiment in the tother land, and we be some of his men!"
He declared Ponto, White-feather, Red Jacket and Thomas Paine to be present. The light was then turned out, and all hands laid upon the table. Mr. Furness laid one of his hands upon one of the Medium's and upon one of Mr. Hazard's. Furness had held both his hands. But Mr. Hazard was touched several times about the face. Mr. Furness was touched on the cheek and on his ear-trumpet and Mr.
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