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Your mother'll find it handy. I'm short of money, and calc'late wood'll be just as good pay." Ben thought over the proposal, and answered: "I'd rather take my meals at home, Mr. Greyson, and if you'll make it two cords with that understanding, I'll agree to hire out to you." "Ain't that rather high?" asked the farmer, hesitating. "I don't think so."
Then he piled an extra supply of dry wood upon the fire, and upon this placed two of the green logs, remarking: "The green wood'll not be goin' out so quick when she gets goin', and the coals are like to keep the fireplace free o' snow longer if she drifts in whilst we sleeps." Never had Charley experienced such a storm.
There were three kinds of corn-cake on the table, but the boys were thinking of something more important; and Dab hardly received his first cup of tea before he remarked, "We're all going a-fishing to-morrow, Mrs. Myers; but we may get home in time for supper. Can you spare Dick?" "What, on Saturday? The very day I need him most? Three loads of wood'll be over from the farm to-night."
Much 'ead as the bloomin' 'eathen 'ave. Let's 'ave a look at 'er." He scratched a match and the look of astonishment that Dave found on his face, as he stared about the inclosure, caused him to laugh, in spite of their dilemma. "H'ivory, walrus h'ivory! Walls, floor and ceilin' all h'ivory. Who'd ever thought of that!" muttered the old seaman. "Wood'll burn and iron'll rust; but h'ivory! h'ivory!
Joe had worked faithfully at the task of preparing the new place of refuge, but he was not at all satisfied with the arrangement. "I tell you, Mas' Tom," he said, "wood'll float, 'thout 'tis live oak, an' dis here drif'-pile 'll jest raise up an' float away, you'll see if it don't." "Why hasn't it floated away long ago, then, Joe?" asked Tom. "May be it has.
These things'll leak at the edges you see, to begin with, but the wood'll swell after a while, and they'll be as taut as a bottle. Oakum and pitch fancy you having it too! What? Built a boat, you say? Where is the boat? Up in the lake? Good! I must have a look at that too." Oh, Geissler was all promises. Light come, light go and he seemed more giving to fussing about than before.
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