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"Thankye, sir," said the man gruffly, and just then I heared a low weary sigh from somewhere close by, and turning sharply, I saw the ship's boy standing there with his left hand up to his face, looking at me piteously. "Hallo!" I said, smiling; "how's the eye this morning?" "Horrid bad, sir," he answered. "Let me look."
It was of no use for me to say no, he always wanted more. At last I went mad. 'You want to burn, villain. Well, burn!" Paul sprang to his feet in dismay. Was he about to hear the confession of a crime? But he had not to undergo the shame of listening further. A sharp knock, on his door this time, warned him that the calesino was ready. "Hallo! Signor Francese."
Let's open it first: big envelope, ill-written address, Paris postmark. Hallo! a smaller envelope inside, and on it: ANTOINE AND MARIE PLUMET. Poor souls! they have no visiting-cards. But kind hearts are more than pasteboard. Ten months ago little Madame Plumet, then still unmarried, was in a terrible bother.
"Is your vessel the North Star, commanded by Captain Millet?" shouted Jeff in the ear of the first arrival, for the noise of raging elements rendered ordinary tones almost useless. "Ay, she is," replied the man; "but you won't see him till the last of us is safe aboard." "Hallo! Captain Millet!" cried Jeff, with a roar that almost equalled the elements.
The other officers now drew their swords and rushed forward. Vincent, seeing the futility of resistance, threw down his shovel. He was instantly seized. "Hallo, there!" the senior officer called to the men, who had stopped in their work and were gazing at the sudden fray that had arisen, "a sergeant and four men!" Four of the negro soldiers and a sergeant at once stepped forward.
"You know, Rupe," continued Mr. Ford demurely, "she must show SOME reserve before company like to-day. It won't do to make a scandal." Rupert maintained an indignant silence. Only for a moment; the dark eyes clouded again. "I wish I was dead, Mr. Ford." "Hallo!" "Or doin' suthin'." "That's better. What do you want to do?" "To work make a livin' myself.
"Hallo! what's wrong there for'ard?" enquired Saunders, who had been pacing the quarter-deck with slow giant strides, arguing mentally with himself in default of a better adversary. "Only trod on Dumps's paw, sir," said Mivins as he hurried aft; "the men are sky-larking."
In fact, the working cost was much higher than he had thought. When he entered the hotel he was dazzled by the light, and the sudden change of temperature made him dizzy. He stopped, wondering whether his eyes had deceived him, as a man dressed in clothes that were obviously English came forward. "Hallo, Jim!" said the latter. "Allott!" exclaimed Thirlwell. "What are you doing here?"
Just after leaving the government wagons, as Shaw and I were riding along a narrow passage between the river bank and a rough hill that pressed close upon it, we heard Tete Rouge's voice behind us. "Hallo!" he called out; "I say, stop the cart just for a minute, will you?" "What's the matter, Tete?" asked Shaw, as he came riding up to us with a grin of exultation.
On the top of this he saw a dark form, which, by the sound of his voice, he recognised to be that of a native named Jumbo, who was more noted for good nature and drollery than for courage. He was shouting lustily for a percussion-cap. Tom sprang on the top of the hut and supplied him with several caps, at the same time exclaiming: "Hallo! Jumbo, don't make such a row.
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