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With a desperate effort Larkins, his face twitching perceptibly, the lines about his eyes deepening, struggled to control himself. At last, after taking in the astonished faces about him, he plunged into his tale of woe. "Say, boys, I'm homesick I'm broke and what's more, I don't care who knows it."
As good sport was indicated where two such arrant jokers were in conflict, a vast throng filled the tavern-yard where the pair were to draw conclusions. In the nearest town to the Lincolns lived a man called "Captain" Larkins. He was short and fat, and consequently "puffing." He was logically fond of "blowing."
It was not fruitless; Larkins did avoid mischief when it was not extremely inviting, was more amenable to May senior, and having been put in mind by him of his home, was not ashamed to bring the thought to the aid of his eyes, when, on Sunday, during a long sermon of Mr. Ramsden's, he knew that Axworthy was making the grimace which irresistibly incited him to make a still finer one.
"I'm not quite sure, but I'm afraid have I got any spots coming out on my face?" "Eh? No; but your face is all black and blue, and there's a big bump on one cheek." "Is there? Then it must be so. Larkins, you'd better not stand too near, I'm afraid I've smallpox!" Larkins's face grew alarmed, and his jaw dropped. "What! Smallpox? Oh, I say, Batchelor, I hope not.
Larkins led off by batting a dust scorcher against Cooper's shins, and once more Chipper marred his record by booting the ball and throwing wild to first when he finally got hold of it. This let the runner romp easily to second. Copley was seen to whisper something in Sanger's ear as the Barville captain rose from the bench, bat in hand.
We're going to make you fellows go some. You won't have the same sort of a cinch you had last year." "I hope not," answered Eliot pleasantly. "There's a big crowd out to-day, and I'd like to see you fellows make the game interesting." "Oh, don't you worry, it will be interesting enough," prophesied Larkins, getting his mitt and turning to jog down toward first.
It was extraordinaiy: what could be become of her? what was I to conclude from her disappearance! I reflected on her parting menace, "I should not be my own man twenty-four hours longer." It was mysterious! it did not seem to be the menace of assassination. Suddenly the recollection of the hand-bill brought to us by Larkins rushed upon my memory.
Miss Amory Starkweather was greatly respected by the Stornaways, the Downings, the Larkins, and the Burtons, the Starkweathers having landed upon Plymouth Rock so early and with such a distinguished sense of their own importance as to lead to the impression in weak minds that they had not only founded that monumental corner-stone of ancestry, but were personally responsible for the Mayflower.
Knightley called one morning, and Jane was eating these apples, and we talked about them and said how much she enjoyed them, and he asked whether we were not got to the end of our stock. 'I am sure you must be, said he, 'and I will send you another supply; for I have a great many more than I can ever use. William Larkins let me keep a larger quantity than usual this year.
Polly that it was extremely witty. Mr. Polly followed it up by another one almost equally good. "My turn to dandle," he said, with a sly look at his aunt, and convulsed everyone. "Not me," said Mrs. Larkins, taking his point, "thank you," and achieved a climax. It was queer, but they seemed to be easy people to get on with anyhow.
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