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"'Let the prisoner drink a gallon of iced water at once, and then be left to die of thirst. "The horrible idea that the speaker might possibly have the power to enforce his sentence diverted my attention from the slate, and I looked round. In front of the Jack-in-a-box stood a tiny red flower-pot and saucer, in which was a miniature cactus.
"'I am treating her as she treated me, answered Rosa, looking as severe as her smile would allow. 'I believe that tit for tat is the rule, and that at present it is my turn. "'It will be mine soon, growled the Jack-in-a-box, and I thought of the bonfire with a shudder. However, there was no knowing what might happen before his turn did come, and meanwhile I was in friendly hands.
"That is a very different thing," said Miss French Doll, with a toss of her head. "I could not help having an accident." "I cannot help wearing this calico dress," said Miss Calico Doll. "It is painted on me just like my face." "My goodness!" exclaimed Jack-in-a-box, jumping up with a spring, "whatever is all the trouble? A body cannot get an extra wink for you two fussing."
He had never really expected the tontine; he had never even very definitely hoped to recover his seven thousand eight hundred pounds; he had been hurried into the whole thing by Michael's obvious dishonesty. Yes, it would probably be better to draw back from this high-flying venture, settle back on the leather business "Great God!" cried Morris, bounding in the hansom like a Jack-in-a-box.
At this moment he nodded to me and spoke. "'Oh! that's you, is it? he said. "'No, it's not, I answered hastily; for I was quite demoralized by fear and the strangeness of the situation. "'Who is it, then? he inquired. "'I'm sure I don't know, I said; and really I was so confused that I hardly did. "'Well, we know, said the Jack-in-a-box, 'and that's all that's needed.
"'Take a little tea, my love? said Miss Rosa, pressing a pewter teacup to my lips. "I made believe to drink, but was only conscious of inhaling a draught of air with a slight flavour of tin. In taking my second cup I was nearly choked with the teaspoon, which got into my throat. "'What are you doing? roared the Jack-in-a-box at this moment; 'you are not punishing her.
John Douglas of Birlstone Manor, then whose death have we been investigating for these two days, and where in the world have you sprung from now? You seemed to me to come out of the floor like a jack-in-a-box." "Ah, Mr. Mac," said Holmes, shaking a reproving forefinger, "you would not read that excellent local compilation which described the concealment of King Charles.
I was her very own, and she kept me longer than any other plaything. My judgment must be first. "'She is right, said the Jack-in-a-box; 'and now let us get on. The prisoner is delivered unreservedly into the hands of our trusty and well-beloved Rosa doll of the first class for punishment according to the strict law of tit for tat.
He rose with a spring, like a Jack-in-a-box, as they entered, and knife and fork in hand, and with shining chops, stared at them with an angry, bothered, and alarmed countenance, which increased their laughter. It was a good while before he obtained a hearing, such was the hilarity, so sustained the fire of ironical compliments, enquiries, and pleasantries, and the general uproar.
I always keep my conscience as tight shut up as a jack-in-a-box, for when it jumps into existence it surprises me by its size. So I coax it down again, as the fisherman coaxed the genie. "Wonderful," say I, "to think that you have been concealed so long, and in so small a compass, that I really did not know of your existence.
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