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He air stronger'n a horse." Tess wanted to believe her father was better. She couldn't allow her mind to take any other view of it. "He air always been right rugged," she said, nodding, "an' if his heart'd only stop beatin' so hard " She hesitated and touched Brewer's arm. "Thank ye fer bringin' my letter," she interrupted herself irrelevantly. "That air all right, Tess," smiled Brewer.
But July says, 'We knows we can't stop prayin', an' we knows what we'll take jus' as well firs' as las'. Then I was 'shamed to think I was firs' in de cause, an' July stronger'n me. An' we went through de gate an' stood afore massa, settin' in de back door in his night shirt. He began to swear we was ruinin' his whole plantation, an' now he was goin' to have us whipped to death.
"Look at it! presenting his solar plexus to you, his vitals an' his life, all defense down, as much as sayin': 'Here I am. Stamp on me. Kick the life outa me. I love you, I am your slave, but I just can't help defendin' my bone. My instinct's stronger'n me. Kill me, but I can't help it." Saxon was melted. Tears were in her eyes as she stooped and gathered the mite of an animal in her arms.
He's stronger'n you. Do 'ee go back, Ed'ard! 'Never! till you come, too. 'I like that, said Reddin. 'Can't you see she's got my gown on her back? She's mine. She was never yours. He looked meaningly and triumphantly at Edward. 'Oh, dunna, Jack! What for do you go to shame me? said Hazel, twisting her hands. Edward took no notice of her.
At her hesitation the little man scrambled to his feet. He'd heard men's voices from the room below but had paid no particular attention. Now, he knew the long-dreaded calamity'd happened. He looked pitifully up at the speaker. "They've come for me?" he gasped. "Yes, dear, and you must go. But remember all the time, God's hands're stronger'n Waldstricker's," repeated Tess.
And to Johnnie, sunk in his quilt, "Don't y' beller, sonny, I ain't got no grunt comin'. I done my best. But he's stronger'n me, that's all they is to it, and heftier. But it all goes to show that if I ain't no match for him, he's lower'n a sheep-eatin' greaser t' go hit a kid 'r a girl!"
"Git hung by his hair some o' these days in the woods, like him the Bible tells about; that happened ter the sure-enough Abs'lom," suggested Stephen, hopefully. "Naw, sir," said Tim; "when Abs'lom Kittredge gits hung it 'll be with suthin' stronger'n hair; he'll stretch hemp." He exchanged a glance of triumphant prediction with his brother, and anon gazed ruefully into the fire.
Tess stared at the man, undisguised horror and dismay written in her eyes. She'd not seen Frederick since that day he'd urged her to marry Sandy Letts to escape Waldstricker, whose hands, he'd described, as stronger'n God's. She'd hardly heard of him after he and Madelene had gone West. She had long ago ceased to feel any desire for him. Indeed, she scarcely thought of him.
"I reckon they did," he admitted; "an' they was as slick a pair as was ever drawed to," which expression was lost upon his sister. David rubbed the fringe of yellowish-gray hair which encircled his bald pate for a moment. "Wa'al," he resumed, "after the talk with the barn man, I smelt woolen stronger'n ever, but I didn't say nothin', an' had the mare hitched an' started back.
"Crabtree's feelings do him credit," added Runner. "But his natural hankering to raise hair is stronger'n his courage when he thinks there's more'n one Injun to dicker with. Young Shelby Cousin would be the best one for this business if it wa'n't for his fool notions about killing near a settlement." "Cousin says you killed old Bald Eagle. I saw the Delaware floating down the Cheat in his canoe."
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