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I built a cottage there two years ago, with a laboratory; I spent six weeks in it this summer; and well, ships have been wrecked On Holmness, and, as an old naval officer, I've provided for that sort of thing." Miss Sally slapped her knee. "We shall find 'em there!" she announced. "I'm willing to lay you five to one in what you like." They changed at Taunton for Fair Anchor.
'DEAR MR. HUCKS, This comes to say that we are not at Holmness yet, but getting on. This place is called Sharpness, and does a big trade, and the size of the shipping would make you wonder, after Bursfield. We left S.B. and the M.'s at Stratford, as per my favour "What does that mean?" asked the scribe, looking up. "It's what they always put into business letters." "But what does it mean?"
"If you would tell us where the Island is it is called Holmness " Tilda caught her breath. But the old chemist still bent forward, and still with his kindly smile. "Holmness? an island?" he repeated in a musing echo. "Let me see " "We ain't sure it's an island, sir," put in Tilda, plucking up her courage a little.
Hucks doggedly, "she's there if she's alive. You go back and try." Miss Sally considered for a full minute for two minutes, Mr. Hucks watching her face from under his shaggy eyebrows. "It is barely possible," she owned at length. "But supposing they have reached Holmness, it can only be to starve. Good Lord! they may be starving to death there at this moment!" Mr. Hucks kept his composure.
Never a vessel comes hereabouts, and 'tis the Lord's mercy you han't run her ashore." "The Lord will provide," answered the skipper piously, "Which-a-way lies Cardiff, say you?" The old man pointed. But while he pointed Tilda ran forward. "'Olmness? Is it 'Olmness?" He stared up. "Holmness it is, missie? But why?" "An' you'll take us off? We're 'ere with a message.
At every halt she reports herself and him; and by her last I was to write to her at a place called Holmness, which I posted a letter there yesterday." "Holmness!" ejaculated Miss Sally. "Holmness, did you say?" "That's so. Might it be anywhere in your parts?" "Of course it is. But Holmness, my good sir, is an island." "She mentioned that, now I come to think of it.
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