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Being asked, Who these farmers were? he said, One of them was the renter of the St. Thomé district, near Madras, and the other, and the most responsible, was a Madras dubash. Being asked, Whom he was dubash to? he said, To Mr. Cass-major. Being asked, Whether the lease was made upon higher terms than the district was rated to him by the Rajah? he said, It was.
It wouldn't do for me to go to sea really. I'd get so hungry between meals that I'd gnaw the masts off short." "I really can't eat another mouthful!" exclaimed Tommy. "I gueth I'll go up on deck and walk thome." "And I guess you will stay right here and wash the dishes with me," commanded Margery Brown. "Do you think I am going to wash them alone, while you promenade on deck? Not I!"
"That'th quite enough for a thow," he said, with a return to his former cynical ease and a perceptible tone of relief in his voice. "It'th the thame old Theretha. Well, then, if you won't go with me, go without me; take the led horthe and cut away. Dick Athley and Petereth will follow you over the county line. If you want thome money, there it ith." He took a buckskin purse from his pocket.
The commissioner flushed still deeper. "And who do you say murdered this man?" "Herbert Thorne, sir. "But Thome! I know of him... have even a slight personal acquaintance with him. Thorne is a rich man, of excellent family. Why should he murder and rob an obscure clerk like this Winkler?" "He did not rob him sir, Knoll did that." "Oh, yes.
"Not till I get thome food," answered Tommy with emphasis. "I'm famithhed. I want thomething to eat." "So do I, darlin'," added Crazy Jane. "But I don't see anything hereabout that looks like food. Do you?" Margery sat down helplessly. Harriet was smiling.
When the English first came to Madras, there were numerous Roman Catholic churches in the neighbouring Portuguese settlement of San Thomé, but there were none within the tract of land that Mr. Francis Day acquired in the Company's behalf.
"I want to go, too. I want to go down there and get thome dry clotheth," wailed Tommy. "You'll look a long time on this boat before you'll find anything dry," laughed Crazy Jane. "Get up and run. Sprint back and forth along this slippery deck, and, if you don't fall down and break your precious necks, you'll start your circulation and get warm. Run for it!" "Jane's advice is excellent, girls.
The Edward being put to Leeward for lacke of helpe of men to handle her sailes, was not able the next morning to fetch her vp, vntil we which were in the prize with our boate, went to helpe to man our shippe. Then comming aboord we went toward the shippe of Sant Thome, but our ship was so foule that shee escaped vs. We commaunded her Captaine, Master, Pilot, and Purser to come aboord vs.
Of the fortifications at Nungumbaukam and at Pursewaukam all traces have disappeared; but of the larger ones at San Thomé and at Egmore interesting remains are still to be seen. The remains of the San Thomé Redoubt stand within the grounds of 'Leith Castle, a house that lies south of the San Thomé Cathedral.
"All we want," added Ted, seriously, "ith a chance to athist our chum Hen. We believe him to be under thome influence, and tho we're bent on breaking hith chains." Each of the seven boys had a certain load to carry besides his rubber poncho, and his pack was supposed to hold the extra food supplies as well.
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