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"Well," he continued in his judicial manner, "the court has got to appoint an agent to repair that road, the agent will present the bill, and the town will have to pay the bill whatever it is. It's too bad, Jethro, that you have allowed this to be done." "You say you've got to app'int an agent?" "Yes I'm sorry " "Have you app'inted one?" "No." "G-got any candidates?" The judge scratched his head.
You think you've g-got me there beneath your foot b-but you haven't, no, by God, you haven't " "I tell you Gaunt is a liar!" repeated Barnabas. "I couldn't buy your debts because he had sold them already. Come with me, and I'll prove it, come and let me face him with the truth " "The truth? You?
He stood in front of it for many minutes, in silence, and Jethro watched him. At last he turned. "Where is she?" he asked. It was a queer question, and Jethro's answer was quite as lacking in convention. "G-gone to Brampton gone to Brampton." "Gone to Brampton! Do you mean to say ? What is she doing there?" Bob demanded. "Teachin' school," said Jethro; "g-got Miss Goddard's place."
How can I, when everything I have is his, when everything I g-get belongs to him before curse him even before I get it! I tell you, Dig, he's he's draining my life away, drop by drop! He's g-got me down with his foot on my neck crushing me into the mud. I say he's stamping me down into hell damn him!" "Restrain yourself, Barry, my dear boy, remember Mr. Beverley is our guest "
"G-got through?" said Jethro, without moving, "g-got through?" "Through?" echoed Mr. Worthington, "through what?" "T-through Sunday-school," said Jethro. Worthington dropped his match and stamped on it, and Wetherell began to wonder how much the man would stand. It suddenly came over the storekeeper that the predicament in which Mr.
If I c-can't have my fun out of life I d-don't want to live at all. I'm not going to Heaven to make up for it Mr. Ricardo has just told us that so what's the use? You've g-got your work and that satisfies you. Mine doesn't satisfy me. So when you t-talk about me you're just t-talking through your hat." Miss Edwards threw up her hands in mock horror. "Oh, my angel child, what a temper!
"I c-can't explain it, even to myself, Marcella. But I I th-think it w-was because I g-got a bit huffy with the idea th-that I was depending on you for everything. I f-felt as if I was tied to your apron strings. I felt as if I was being a g-good little b-b-boy, you know. So I thought I'd kick a bit! But I w-was trying damned hard before. You know I was."
"I can't tell you how sorry I am not to oblige you, Jethro, but I've arranged to give that post-office to Dave Wheelock." "A-arranged it, hev You a-arranged it?" "Why, yes," said Mr. Sutton, scarcely believing his own ears. Could it be possible that he was using this patronizingly kind tone to Jethro Bass? "Well, that's too bad," said Jethro; "g-got it all fixed, hev you?"
This lighted the rag, and we covered it with fine shavings which we had whittled, and made a fire. "A canoe from below ought to reach here by to-morrow. I can keep up till then." "Hush! I heard a p-partridge, and I've g-got strength enough to go after him." The tough, wiry fellow took his gun, and went into the woods.
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