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He could not see anything to capture a lover's fancy. "At any rate," he thought, "she does not look like a bad woman." Jean stepped over the bodies of two or three drunked National Guards and found himself in the room occupied by Colonel Tudesco and in that worthy's presence. The Colonel lay snoring on a satin sofa, a cold chicken on the table at his elbow. He wore his spurs.
Only the old Judge moved among the throng of tittering laymen calm, dignified, and unsuspecting. "If ever he gets hold of you, Aleck," said one of that worthy's worshippers, "there 's likely to be a vacancy in the office of sheriff." "He 'll put me in jail," laughed Aleck. "Dick Creel says he 's kind o' doty." The Court was nearing the end of the term, Dolittle et al. vs.
Giving no sign of his discovery, he continued his exhortation to Trotting Wolf, to that worthy's mingled rage and embarrassment. The suggestion of jail for cattle-thieves the Chief knew well was no empty threat, for two of his band even at that moment were in prison for this very crime. This knowledge rendered him uneasy.
Punch is there, at dinner, she and a sister darling pull crackers across his August white waistcoat, and scream in pretty terror at the explosion; to that worthy's excessive jubilation, for Mr. Punch is Leech himself, and nothing she does can ever be amiss in his eyes! Sometimes, indeed, she is seriously transfixed herself, and bids Mr.
"No, no, lad, look sharp and dig up Henri. He's just beside me here." Dick immediately rose, and pushing aside the heap of leaves, found Henri securely bound in the same fashion. But he could scarce refrain from laughing at the expression of that worthy's face.
During the hour Speug studied Nestie's countenance with interest, and in the break he laid hold of that ingenious young gentleman by the ear and led him apart into a quiet corner, where he exhorted him to unbosom the truth. Nestie whispered something in Speug's ear which shook even that worthy's composure. "Did ye say rabbits?"
"I'm sorry, Miss Lawson; but I refuse to take the responsibility." "I'll assume all risk, Mr. Kendrick." "You would be in our way, to be frank. We'll be bringing Stiles back here with us and you can wait till we come." Almost tearfully she appealed to the detective to that worthy's evident embarrassment. Cap in hand, he made a profound and formal bow in an attempt to be diplomatic.
Having thus primed his audience, and prepared them for the testimony of the accused party, "Now," says he, with a fine show of justice, "let us hear Monsieur Peytel;" and that worthy's narrative is given as follows: "He said that he had left Macon on the 31st October, at eleven o'clock in the morning, in order to return to Belley, with his wife and servant.
He tried to push past Vermont and thus effect his escape; but he was not to get off so lightly. Jasper removed his cigar, which he had been puffing, and dropping his soft, mocking tone, said sternly: "Stand back; go and sit on that bench. I haven't done with you yet, Johann Wilfer." "I shan't," was that worthy's prompt answer.
And then his heart had received so many blows it had no power left to resist the depressing effect of his disorder. He took no exercise; he ate little food. He lay, listless and dejected, about the deck, and let disease do what it pleased with him. The surgeon shook his head and told Hudson the parson was booked. "And good riddance of bad rubbish!" was that worthy's gracious comment.
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