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Cozy enough in the dining-room; but outside the snow was now thick enough to show white on deck where the passengers had not tramped it down. They sought the open space in the bow Jan to see how it looked ahead and Mrs. Goles to feel the fresh gale blowing in her face. "It's a north-east snow-storm," said Jan, "and coming thicker. But no danger.
At intervals there are large roomy lawns, covered with velvety grass, where easy seats under the trees invite you to rest and admire the beauty around you, and the happy, gayly-dressed throng passing and repassing in carriages, on horseback or walkin' afoot, thousands and thousands on 'em, and everyone, I spoze, a pursuin' their own goles, whatever they may be.
Jan relaxed the grip of his thumb and forefinger, swung the man round, walked to the head of the stairs, raised his left knee, pressed it against the small of Goles's back, shifted his right hand to behind the man's shoulders and suddenly let knee and arm shoot out together. In one magnificent curve, and without touching a step on the way, Goles fetched up on the lower hall floor.
"So they've been for ages, and so they will be, winking down through the dark upon you an' me an' others like us, to teach us by their wisdom. An' as to our souls Lord, I've seen so many corpses in my time I know the soul can't die. Corpses? Aye, by goles, I'm always a-finding of 'em. Found one in this very copse none so long ago very young she was poor, lonely lass! Ah, well!
By goles, this shall be corrected, though! Lockhart gives a sad account of Gillies's imprudences. Lockhart dined with us. Day idle. June 11.
Jan groped his way to where the life-raft was lashed to the deck. He ordered Mrs. Goles to sit down on the raft. Goles sat down beside her. Goles seemed bereft of all volition. "You wait here till I come back," Jan said to him and turning to go below, bumped into another man. "Hello! Is this you?" said the other man. "I thought I saw you come up here.
"So much the better," nodded the Pedler, "good night!" and, with the words, he laid his hand upon the door, but, as he did so, it opened, and Charmian appeared. The Pedler fell back three or four paces, staring with round eyes. "By Goles!" he exclaimed. "So you are married then?"
Saunderson junior takes after his kind on the distaff side, and comes into the world a square peg, which can only be tight and comfortable in a square hole. It is no use arguing, Farmer: your boy must go to his uncle; and there's an end of the matter." "By goles!" said the farmer, "you seem to think you can talk me out of my senses."
Darvil; and I think you will find it hard to prove the fact in any town where I am a magistrate." "By goles, what a good prig you would have made! You are as sharp as a gimlet. Surely you were brought up at the Old Bailey!" "Mr. Darvil, be ruled.
Suppose we did know, would you try to take her into Gloucester harbor on a night like this? Gloucester!" "Sh-h! There's something," said the other voice. The voices were hushed. Two long moans came over the sea. "Wait for them again. And time 'em." The captain's voice that. Mrs. Goles stepped closer to Jan. "Does it mean there's danger to the ship?" she asked in a low voice in Jan's ear. "No, no.
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