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er,andiiuld
alinute;thistiireckonistayedundera
nuteandahalfthenibouncedforthetopinahurry,foriwas
nearlybustingipoppedouttoaritsandbloheeroutof
nose,andpuffedabitofursethereingcurrent;andof
ursethatboatstartedherenginesagaintensendsaftershestopped
thefortheyneveren;sonohuing
alonguptheriver,outofsightinthethickher,thoughiuld
hearher
isungoutforjiboutadozentis,butididntgetanyanswer;soi
grabbedaplankthattouchedreadinger,”andstruck
outforshore,shovingitaheadofbutideouttoseethatthe
driftofthecurrenteantthati
thatway
itilecrossings;soiwasagood
longtiingettingoverideasafelanding,andcluupthebank
iuldntseebutalittleipokingalongoverrough
groundforaquarterofaleorre,andthenirunacrossabig
oldfashioneddoubleloghousebeforeinoticeditiorush
byandgetapedoutandtohowlingand
barkingat,andiknooveanotherpeg
chapterxvii
inaboutanutesobodyspokeoutofahoutputtinghishead
out,andsays:
”bedone,boyshere”
isays:
”its”
”e”
”georgejackson,sir”
”doyou”
”idontnothing,sirionlytogoalongby,butthedogs
e”
”areyouproeofnightforhey”
”iboat”
”oh,youdid,didyoustrikealightthere,sobodydidyousay
youawas”
”georgejaonlyaboy”
”lookhere,ifyouretellingthetruthyouneedntbeafraidnobodyll
hurtyoubutdonttrytobudge;standright
bobandtosoofyou,andfetchthegunsgeorgejackson,isthere
anybodyhyou”
”no,sir,nobody”
iheardthepeoplestirringaroundinthehouseno
thensungout:
”snatchthatlightasy,youoldfoolaintyougotanysense
putitonthefloorbehindthefrontdoorbob,ifyouandtore
ready,takeyourplaces”
”allready”
”noheshepherdsons”
”no,sir;ineverheardofthe”
”aybeso,andityntnoepforward,
georgejaind,dontyouhurryeghtysloheres
anybodykeepbackifheshoselfhellbeshot
ealongnoeslohedooropenyourselfjustenoughto
squeezein,dyouhear”
ididnthurry;iuldntifidaedtoitookonesloepata
tiandthereyheartthe
dogsans,buttheyfolloe
unlockingand
unbarringandunboltingiputhandonthedoorandpushedita
littleandalittleretillsobodysaid,”there,thatsenoughput
yourheadin”idoneit,butijudgedtheyakeitoff
thecandlee,and
attheforaboutaquarterofanute:threebignhguns
pointedat,adeellyou;theoldest,grayand
aboutsixty,theothertorealloftheineandhandso
andthesen
ansays:
”there;ireckonitsallrightein”
assoonasianhelockedthedoorandbarredit
andboltedit,andtoldtheyoungntoeinhtheirguns,and
theyallinabigparlorthathadaneonthefloor,and
gottogetherinaerthatoftherangeofthefrontwindows
therenoneonthesidetheyheldthecandle,andtookagood
lookat,andallsaid,”ashepherdsonno,thereaint
anyshepherdsonabouthi”thentheoldnsaidhehopedi
ndbeingsears,bebyitit
akesuresohedidntpryintopockets,butonlyfelt
outsideetoke
selfeasyandatho,andtellallaboutself;buttheoldlady
says:
”hepoorthingsasashecanbe;anddont
youreaybeheshungry”
”trueforyou,racheliforgot”
sotheoldladysays:
”betsy”thisan,”youflyaroundandgethiothing
toeatasquickasyoucan,poorthing;andoneofyougirlsgoandwake
upbuselfbuck,takethislittle
strangerandgetthehinddresshipinsoof
yoursthatsdry”
buethirteenorfourteenoralongthere,
thoughheehehadntonanythingbuta
shirt,andheeingapinganddiggingone
fistintohiseyes,andhehtheotherone
hesays:
”ainttheynoshepherdsonsaround”
theysaid,no,t
”e,ireckonidagotone”
theyalllaughed,andbobsays:
”ighthavescalpedusall,youvebeensoslowin
ing”
”eafter,anditaintrightildown;i
dontgetnoshow”
”neved,buan,”youllhaveshowenough,
allingoodti,dontyoufretaboutthatgolonghyounow,and
doasyourthertoldyou”
eaarseshirtanda
roundaboutandpantsofhis,andiputthenhe
askedynahestartedtotell
aboutabluejayandayoungrabbithehadcatchedinthewoodsday
beforeyesterday,andheaskedoseshecandle
outisaidididntknoheardaboutitbefore,noway
”well,guess,”hesays
”hoigoingtoguess,”saysi,”ellofitbefore”
”butyoucanguess,cantyouitsjustaseasy”
”andle”isays
”andle,”hesays
”idontknohereheashe”
”swherehewas”
”well,ifyouknoefor”
”eit,itsariddle,dontyouseesay,howlongareyou
goingtostayhereyougott
... </P></TD>
er,andiiuld
alinute;thistiireckonistayedundera
nuteandahalfthenibouncedforthetopinahurry,foriwas
nearlybustingipoppedouttoaritsandbloheeroutof
nose,andpuffedabitofursethereingcurrent;andof
ursethatboatstartedherenginesagaintensendsaftershestopped
thefortheyneveren;sonohuing
alonguptheriver,outofsightinthethickher,thoughiuld
hearher
isungoutforjiboutadozentis,butididntgetanyanswer;soi
grabbedaplankthattouchedreadinger,”andstruck
outforshore,shovingitaheadofbutideouttoseethatthe
driftofthecurrenteantthati
thatway
itilecrossings;soiwasagood
longtiingettingoverideasafelanding,andcluupthebank
iuldntseebutalittleipokingalongoverrough
groundforaquarterofaleorre,andthenirunacrossabig
oldfashioneddoubleloghousebeforeinoticeditiorush
byandgetapedoutandtohowlingand
barkingat,andiknooveanotherpeg
chapterxvii
inaboutanutesobodyspokeoutofahoutputtinghishead
out,andsays:
”bedone,boyshere”
isays:
”its”
”e”
”georgejackson,sir”
”doyou”
”idontnothing,sirionlytogoalongby,butthedogs
e”
”areyouproeofnightforhey”
”iboat”
”oh,youdid,didyoustrikealightthere,sobodydidyousay
youawas”
”georgejaonlyaboy”
”lookhere,ifyouretellingthetruthyouneedntbeafraidnobodyll
hurtyoubutdonttrytobudge;standright
bobandtosoofyou,andfetchthegunsgeorgejackson,isthere
anybodyhyou”
”no,sir,nobody”
iheardthepeoplestirringaroundinthehouseno
thensungout:
”snatchthatlightasy,youoldfoolaintyougotanysense
putitonthefloorbehindthefrontdoorbob,ifyouandtore
ready,takeyourplaces”
”allready”
”noheshepherdsons”
”no,sir;ineverheardofthe”
”aybeso,andityntnoepforward,
georgejaind,dontyouhurryeghtysloheres
anybodykeepbackifheshoselfhellbeshot
ealongnoeslohedooropenyourselfjustenoughto
squeezein,dyouhear”
ididnthurry;iuldntifidaedtoitookonesloepata
tiandthereyheartthe
dogsans,buttheyfolloe
unlockingand
unbarringandunboltingiputhandonthedoorandpushedita
littleandalittleretillsobodysaid,”there,thatsenoughput
yourheadin”idoneit,butijudgedtheyakeitoff
thecandlee,and
attheforaboutaquarterofanute:threebignhguns
pointedat,adeellyou;theoldest,grayand
aboutsixty,theothertorealloftheineandhandso
andthesen
ansays:
”there;ireckonitsallrightein”
assoonasianhelockedthedoorandbarredit
andboltedit,andtoldtheyoungntoeinhtheirguns,and
theyallinabigparlorthathadaneonthefloor,and
gottogetherinaerthatoftherangeofthefrontwindows
therenoneonthesidetheyheldthecandle,andtookagood
lookat,andallsaid,”ashepherdsonno,thereaint
anyshepherdsonabouthi”thentheoldnsaidhehopedi
ndbeingsears,bebyitit
akesuresohedidntpryintopockets,butonlyfelt
outsideetoke
selfeasyandatho,andtellallaboutself;buttheoldlady
says:
”hepoorthingsasashecanbe;anddont
youreaybeheshungry”
”trueforyou,racheliforgot”
sotheoldladysays:
”betsy”thisan,”youflyaroundandgethiothing
toeatasquickasyoucan,poorthing;andoneofyougirlsgoandwake
upbuselfbuck,takethislittle
strangerandgetthehinddresshipinsoof
yoursthatsdry”
buethirteenorfourteenoralongthere,
thoughheehehadntonanythingbuta
shirt,andheeingapinganddiggingone
fistintohiseyes,andhehtheotherone
hesays:
”ainttheynoshepherdsonsaround”
theysaid,no,t
”e,ireckonidagotone”
theyalllaughed,andbobsays:
”ighthavescalpedusall,youvebeensoslowin
ing”
”eafter,anditaintrightildown;i
dontgetnoshow”
”neved,buan,”youllhaveshowenough,
allingoodti,dontyoufretaboutthatgolonghyounow,and
doasyourthertoldyou”
eaarseshirtanda
roundaboutandpantsofhis,andiputthenhe
askedynahestartedtotell
aboutabluejayandayoungrabbithehadcatchedinthewoodsday
beforeyesterday,andheaskedoseshecandle
outisaidididntknoheardaboutitbefore,noway
”well,guess,”hesays
”hoigoingtoguess,”saysi,”ellofitbefore”
”butyoucanguess,cantyouitsjustaseasy”
”andle”isays
”andle,”hesays
”idontknohereheashe”
”swherehewas”
”well,ifyouknoefor”
”eit,itsariddle,dontyouseesay,howlongareyou
goingtostayhereyougott
... </P></TD>