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Caroline seemed to be the only one who appreciated the sarcasm in this observation. She frowned slightly. Mrs. Corcoran Dunn tolerantly smiled, and her son laughed aloud. "Say, Admiral," he commented, "when it comes to philosophy you go some yourself, don't you?" "Um-hm. I can be as philosophical about other folk's troubles as anybody I ever see."
Bell, and we will now tell who he was, and why he had come, and how it came to pass that his carpet-bag was brought down to the widow's house and one of the front bedrooms was prepared for him, and that he drank tea that night in the widow's parlour. His name was Aaron Dunn, and by profession he was an engineer.
I demanded coldly. He gave some stammering reply. But that was the beginning of the end of his spiritual peace in our house. After that I consistently punctured his ecstasies, quoting some of the sternest Scriptures I could remember to confound him. William remonstrated with me. He said Dunn said my lack of spirituality "depressed him." "And, William, his lack of reverence incenses me.
Through the steaming silence a groan breaks now and then. At length a voice: "Oh, wasn't it rotten! The rank quitter that he is!" "Quitter? Who is? Who says so?" It was the captain's voice, sharp with passion. "I do, Dunn. It was Cameron lost us the game. You know it, too. I know it's rotten to say this, but I can't help it.
Brace set down his glass and ran to the window. "It's the mare bolted," he said, with an oath. "We've kept her too long standing. Follow me;" and he dashed down the staircase into the street. Dunn followed with difficulty; when he reached the door he was confronted by his breathless companion. "She's gone off on a run, and I'll swear there was a man in the buggy!"
Dunn ejaculated, as we interrupted his talk about the country to ask him to take us to Pierre. "Why, my wife planned on your comin' over to dinner tomorrow." But if we wanted to go the next day sure, he could take us. Oh, he wouldn't charge us much. As he drove away he called back, "Don't get scared when you hear the coyotes. You'll get used to 'em if you stay." And that night they howled.
At length his patience became wearied, and as he was about to call Dunn to his assistance, the captain came up, and calling the child to him-for such he was-delivered him up, the little fellow roaring at the top of his voice as the big officer carried him over the rail under his arm. This ended the vaudeville comique on board of the French bark Nouvelle Amelie, Captain Gilliet.
Sorry, Captain, we can't accommodate you, but we're only actin' for the sheriff, and his orders are imperative to bring him right up. We must lock the fellow up. We don't make the law, nor we ha'n't the power to control it." Thus saying, Dunn took a little key from his pocket and begun to turn it in the handcuffs.
"Shut up, ye whelp of a nigger, or ye'll get a doz for yeer tricks beyant in the ship," said Dunn; and after remaining nearly an hour, arguing politics and drinking toddies, Mr. Dunn got very amiably fuddled, and was for having a good-natured quarrel with every customer that came; into the shop.
I suppose you do play chess?" "Only a very little," answered Dunn. "Try a game with me," said Deede Dawson, and won it easily, for in fact, Dunn was by no means a strong player. His swift victory appeared to delight Deede Dawson immensely. "A very pretty mate I brought off there against you," he declared. "I've not often seen a prettier.
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