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But he spoke with a mildness of courtesy surprising to her and evidently the more alarming to Tira, for she shook the more and the vine appallingly knew and kept her company. "I'm obleeged to ye," said Tenney. "But I don't want nothin' done for me nor mine. He's mine, ye see.
"No, darlin', I'd best see him by myself, and then there's the bus fare to consider; but ef you'd walk with me as far as St. Paul's Churchyard, I'd be much obleeged, and you can see me into the bus. I am werry strong, thank the Lord; but somehow, when the crowd jostle and push, they seem to take my nerve off particular since this 'and got so bad."
Grannie looked round; an almost wild light lit up her blue eyes for a moment, then it died out, and she went softly and quietly across the room. "Ef you are cold, ma'am, perhaps you'll like to set by the fire," said an old body who must have been at least ten years Grannie's senior. "Thank you, ma'am, I'll be much obleeged," said Grannie, and she sat down.
"I heered there was some afloat, and I can't afford to fall in with any of 'em, kase everything I've got on 'arth is this schooner. If I lose her I'm teetotally ruined." "Well, then, why don't you hold in toward Hatteras, where you will be safe? There's a big fleet in there, and in a few days there'll be more." "You don't tell me! Much obleeged for the information!
"Oh, I'll come along, you bet," said Mike, "an' I am much obleeged to you, Mrs. Flower, for this here pie." When the good cook had gone to speak with Mrs. Drane, Mike repaired to the woodshed, where, picking up an axe, he stood for some moments regarding a short, knotty log on end in front of him. His blood flowed angrily. "Marry that there Bannister girl," he said to himself.
You go right over and tell your esteemed relative that you're organizin' an expedition to discover Cap Kidd's treasure, and invite him to go along as member of your family, free gratis for nothin', all bills paid, and much obleeged to him for pleasant company." "Me pay the bills?" demanded the Cap'n. "Money advanced for development work on Bodge, that's all!
"And, God rest him! the soldier he died of his wounds. And to me he have left the medal in trust for some man, the most brave, intrepid, honorable. M'sieur D'ri, I have the pleasure to put it where it belong." D'ri shifted his weight, looking down at the medal and blushing like a boy. "Much obleeged," he said presently. "Dunno but mebbe I better put it 'n my wallet.
"I'll try and come to-morrow, Shuffler, if that will do as well, to look at the things you want me," I said, more cordially than I had previously spoken to him. "All right, sir," he replied, all beaming once more, with the eye as jovial as ever. "That'll suit me jest as well, sir; and I'm very much obleeged, too, I'm sure."
"I'm much obleeged to you, Mr. Keane," said Josh, finding his tongue in a marvellously short time. "I've no objections. As I said afore, he's an idle, peart young 'un; no good at farm work. I hope yell be able to make a better job o' him than I've done." "I am not afraid," said Mr. Robert Keane. "And I am obliged to you for granting my request. Can I see Tom?"
"I'm liable t' suffer some gittin' that five hundred dollars paid up," Marthy returned with some acerbity. "I'm much obleeged to yuh, Mr. Seabeck, fer bein' so easy on us. If yuh hadn't drug Billy Louise into it, I'd say yer too good to be human." "Hmm-mm not at all," Seabeck stammered deprecatingly and left the room with what haste his natural dignity would permit.
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