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It was believed that she had terrorized him by threatening to put bloodhounds on his trail if he ever tried to run off for the town knew its "Uncle Tom's Cabin" as well as it knew "Gaskell's Compendium." It was thought that if Clem proved to be disobedient or rebellious, his mistress would try to hire "Big Joe" Kestril or some equally strong person to whip him with a "black-snake."
Five years before and a little east of where Saucedo and Salaz were "buzzed" I had talked to two women who described almost an identical UFO. And it remains "unknown" to this day. In Levelland, the two men's story would have been enough to keep Sheriff Clem busy for the rest of the night but between the hours of 8:15P.M. and midnight on the 2nd the "Levelland Thing" struck five more times.
My daughter will be cared for, but Clem wouldn't have anybody. We'll fight it out on this line, Major." I now saw that continuous questioning about Miss Caroline would bring one in time to madness, and I was glad of my resolve never again to indulge in this unprofitable occupation. But even pneumonia has its defeats.
The savage luck which dogs Kirkwood and Jane, and the worse than savage the inhuman cruelty of Clem Peckover, who has been compared to the Madame Cibot of Balzac's Le Cousin Pons, render the book an intensely gloomy one; it ends on a note of poignant misery, which gives a certain colour for once to the oft-repeated charge of morbidity and pessimism.
'Wait! we'll see about that! She sprang forward, and with a prompt exertion of muscle, admirable in its way, whirled Bob round and dragged him to the head of the kitchen flight. The young fellow took it in good part, and went down with her. 'You go up into the passage, said Clem to her servant, and was immediately obeyed.
Down at the store t'other day, when Westerfelt rid by on his prancin' hoss, Clem Dill said: 'Ab, I reckon it won't be long 'fore you move over on yore son-in-law's big farm, an' Ab laughed so hard he let the tobacco juice run down on his shirt. "'Liz 'll manage his case, sez he.
It was Clem Peckover; with some friend's assistance she had evidently tracked the couple and was now springing out of ambush. She rushed upon Pennyloaf, who for very alarm could not flee, and attacked her with clenched fists. A scream of terror and pain caused Bob to turn and run back.
But Polly, once having decided to make the attempt at a reconciliation, was off, her brown braids flying back of her in the wind. Looking both sides of the road, not daring to think what she would say if she really did see Clem, Polly sped on. But not a glimpse of the tall girl's figure met her eyes, and at last she turned in at a gateway and ran up the little path to the door. Mrs.
Hablot's class on Sunday. It appeared that they had asked Aunt Jane, and she had told them that their sister knew what their mother would like. 'But I am sure she would not mind, said Valetta. 'Only think, she has got a portfolio with pictures of everything all through the Bible! 'Yes, added Fergus, 'Clem told me.
She lowered her voice. 'There's lots of ways. It 'ud be easy to make it seem as somebody did it just to rob him. He's always out late at night. His face was much the colour of the muddy water yellowed by that shaft of sunlight. His lips quivered. 'I dursn't, Clem. I tell you plain, I dursn't. 'Coward! she snarled at him, savagely. 'Coward! All right, Mr. Bob. You go your way, and I'll go mine.
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