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But p'raps if you was to make a hoffer previous to the sale, the property might be disposed of as it stands by private contrack." "I'll see about that," answered Major Vernon. "I'll stroll over to Shorncliffe, this, morning, and look in upon Mr. Grogson Grogson, I think you said was the auctioneer's name?" "Yes, sir; Peter Grogson, and very much looked up to be is, and a warm man, folks do say.
They call it Kafiristan. By my reckoning it's the top right-hand corner of Afghanistan, not more than three hundred miles from Peshawar. They have two-and-thirty heathen idols there, and we'll be the thirty-third and fourth. It's a mountaineous country, and the women of those parts are very beautiful." "But that is provided against in the Contrack," said Carnehan.
"Half an hour's talk with you, cool and comfortable, in the office," said the red-bearded man. "We'd like some drink the Contrack doesn't begin yet, Peachey, so you needn't look but what we really want is advice. We don't want money. We ask you as a favor, because we found out you did us a bad turn about Degumber State."
"There was no need for the last article," said Carnehan, blushing modestly; "but it looks regular. Now you know the sort of men that loafers are, we are loafers, Dan, until we get out of India, and do you think that we would sign a Contrack like that unless we was in earnest? We have kept away from the two things that make life worth having."
"Half an hour's talk with you, cool and comfortable, in the office," said the red-bearded man. "We'd like some drink, the Contrack doesn't begin yet, Peachey, so you needn't look, but what we really want is advice. We don't want money. We ask you as a favour, because we found out you did us a bad turn about Degumber State."
Dey goin' buil' dem wa'house right up, an' yo' pa he necistate go 'way 'count de contrack. He be gone two week', honey," Nelson finished, without too much the air of imparting cheery tidings, but with just enough. "I am to stay here alone?" "Law no, Missy!
"'For Gord's sake leave the women alone! I says. 'We've both got all the work we can, though I am a fool. Remember the Contrack, and keep clear o' women." "'The Contrack only lasted till such time as we was Kings; and Kings we have been these months past, says Dravot, weighing his crown in his hand.
It is probable that Captain Kettle would have found occasion to make acid comment on this repartee from his inferior officer, but at that moment another voice addressed him from the slit at the other side of his prison, and he turned sharply round. To his surprise this new person spoke in very tolerable English. "Capt'n, I want t'make contrack wid you." "The deuce you do.
"I'm sorry to say, Squire Green," he answered, "that I can't pay the note. Times have been hard, and my family expenses have taken all I could earn." The squire was not much disappointed, for now he was entitled to exact the forfeit of ten dollars. "The contrack provides that if you can't meet the note you shall pay ten dollars," he said. "I 'spose you can do that."
Would two lunatics make a Contrack like that! said Carnehan, with subdued pride, showing me a greasy half-sheet of note-paper on which was written the following. I copied it, then and there, as a curiosity: This Contract between me and you persuing witnesseth in the name of God Amen and so forth. Signed by you and me this day. Peachey Taliaferro Carnehan. Daniel Dravot. Both Gentlemen at Large.
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