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"If I had sum 'un to watch here," thought he, "while I takes a turn by the water-side, p'r'aps summat might come out; p'r'aps them as did it ben't gone to church, but will come sneaking round to look on their willany! as they says murderers are always led back to the place where they ha' left the body.
Where's the satisfaction in not usin' their money? You know him?" The speaker cocked an eye up at the handsome young stranger. "I I've met him," returned Ben. "You might be interested, then, to hear about what happened out to the farm yisterday. P'r'aps it'll be in the paper to-night. A young girl visitin' the Carders was kidnapped right out o' the field by an areoplane.
"P'r'aps he'll be ashamed of hisself when 'e comes to think it over," he murmured, as Mrs. Billing, rendered almost perfect by practice, administered first aid. "I s'pect he's crying his eyes out," she said, with a sniff. "Tell me if that 'urts." Mr. Billing told her, then, suddenly remembering himself, issued an expurgated edition.
"Why, it's time to think of goin' home," interrupted Jay, with a laugh. "But let's have a look at you, Fred. Well, there does seem to be some o' your riggin' slack. Have you ever had the measles?" "Not as I knows of." "Looks like it," said the mate, lighting his pipe. "P'r'aps it'll be as well to send you into dock to refit. You'd better turn in again, anyhow, for a snooze would do you good."
"I'm not a professional," he said, as he stepped forward; "you've no objection, I suppose, to my keeping on my shirt?" "None whatever," replied Stoker, with a patronising air; "p'r'aps it may be as well for fear you should kitch cold." Charlie smiled, and held out his hand "You see," he said, "that at least I understand the civilities of the ring."
A rigid, savage look came into Buckmaster's face. "I ain't lettin' no judge and jury do my business. I'm for certain sure, not for p'r'aps! An' I want to do it myself. Clint was only twenty. Like boys we was together. I was eighteen when I married, an' he come when she went jest a year jest a year.
No sir, gals is gals in some things all the time." Renshaw rose and paced the room rapidly. "Perhaps I'd better speak to her again before she goes," he said, impulsively. "P'r'aps you'd better not," replied the imperturbable Nott. Irritated as he was, Renshaw could not avoid the reflection that the old man was right. What, indeed, could he say to her with his present imperfect knowledge?
"I have the advantage of you, friend, for I am as happy as a king without it," said the young doctor. "Well, there's no denyin'," returned the seaman, "that you have the advantage o' me; but if I only had the baccy I'd enjoy my disadvantage. P'r'aps there's a bit left in some corner o' "
Upon my deed, then, you may marry the girl. I have but one objection, and that's the way she came here. The girl's a good girl, and I like her well enough. Now, p'r'aps you 'ont go to sea. 'Decidedly not; I'm a steady land-lubber for my life: thank you, father. Shake hands upon it! You won't repent. Kiss me, Netta! You have done it, I know, and you shall dance at the wedding.
Hence, he concluded that he must have slept a considerable time, and that the tomahawk had been filled and emptied more than once. "Well, lad," said Bounce, looking round, "had a comf'rable nap?" "How did you know I was awake?" said March. "You weren't looking at me, and I didn't move." "P'r'aps not, lad; but you winked." "And, pray, how did you know that?"
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