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anthardlybelieveit,buthedidntireckonhe
thoughthedkeepthethinguptillhetiredtheeopleout,sotheyd
thinout,andhindthedukeuldbreaklooseandgetawayanyway,
hesetthere,andprettysoonhebeguntosle,andsays:
”itsaverytoughquestion,aintityes,sir,ikntellyou
all,thin,bluearrow
thatsitis;andifyoudontlookclost,youcantseeitnow
doyousayhey”
hinglikethatoldblisterforcleanoutandout
cheek
theneantusbrisktouerandhispard,andhis
eyelightsuplikehejudgedhedgotthekingthisti,andsays:
”thereyouveheardarkonpeter
”
bothofthepokeupandsays:
”ark”
”good”saystheoldgentlen”noyoudidseeonhisbreastwas
aslldi,andabialhedroppedwhenhewas
young,andaarked
thehate,aintthatyousaw”
bothofthepokeupagain,andsays:
”no,arksatall”
indnoheysingsout:
”thesfraudslesduckeesdroles
rideenarail”andeverybodyonce,andtherewasa
rattlingpopsonthetableandyells,and
says:
”gentlengentlenhearjustaasinglewordifyou
pleasetheresoneletsgoanddiguptherpseandlook”
thattookthe
”hooray”theyallshouted,andartingrightoff;butthelawyer
andthedoctorsungout:
”holdon,holdonllarallthesefouandtheboy,andfetchthebr >
along,too”
”arkswell
lynchthewholegang”
itherenogettingaway,you
knoarchedusrightalong,straightforthe
graveyard,ileandahalfdoheriver,andtheown
atourheels,foradenoiseenough,andithe
evening
asaryjaneoutoftown;
becausenoe,and
blos
carryingonlike
akeitrescarytheskyhe
lightningbeginningtoongst
theleavesthisostaostdangersoiever
yoe
ifiybackto
saveandsetfreee,herehinginthe
eandsuddendeathbutjusttheattoorksifthey
didntfindthebr >
iuldntbeartothinkaboutit;andyet,sohothink
aboutnothingelseitgotdarkeranddarker,anditiful
titogivethecroebythe
hinesandabodyghtasrytogivegoliarthesliphedragged
rightalong,heed,andihadtoruntokeepup
heygottheretheysedintothegraveyardand
likeanoverfloheygottothegravetheyfoundtheyhad
aboutahundredtisasnyshovelsastheyed,butnobodyhadnt
thoughttofetchalantebuttheysailedintodigginganyhe
fliantothenearesthouse,ahalfa
leoff,toborrowone
sotheydugandduglikeeverything;anditgotaherain
started,andthee
briskerandbrisker,andthethunderbood;buttheeoplenevertook
nonoticeofit,theyinuteyou
uldseeeverythingandeveryfaceinthatbigcroheshovelfuls
ofdirtsailingupoutofthegrave,andthenextsendthedarkwiped
itallout,andyouuldntseenothingatall
atlasttheygotouttheffinandbeguntounscrehelid,andthen
suchanothercrohereo
scrougeinandgetasight,youneversee;andinthedark,that
ydreadfulpullingandtuggingso,andi
reckonhecleanforgotiheedandpanting
allofasuddenthelightningletgoaperfectsluiceofeglare,and
sobodysingsout:
”bythelivingjingo,heresthebagofgoldonhisbreast”
hinesletoutayandgive
abigsurgetobusthisalook,andtheoutand
shinnedfortheroadinthedarkthereaintnobodycantell
ihadtheroadalltoself,andifairlyfleall
toselfexceptthesoliddark,andthenohenglares,andthe
buzzingoftherain,andthethrashingofthehesplittingof
thethunder;andsureasyouareboididclipitalong
rucktheto,soi
neverhuntedfoobaain
one;andedeyeandsetit
nolightthere;thehousealldarkadefeelsorryand
disappointed,ididntknoatlast,justasiwassailingby,
flashesthelightinryjanesyheartswelledup
sudden,liketobust;andthesasendthehouseandalle
inthedark,andenoreinthisworld
sheostsand
thenuteiakethe
toe
thelightningshoeohatchainedisnatcheditandshoved
itfastenedhnothingbutaropethetowhead
iddleofthe
river,butididntlosenoti;andrucktheraftatlasti
laiddoobloould
affordeditbutididntasisprungaboardisungout:
”out,andsetherlooseglorybetogoodness,
ofthe
jiitout,andingforsspread,hewasso
fullofjoy;butpsedhinthelightningheartshotupin
uthandioverboardbackhewasoldking
learandadroostscaredtheliver
... </P></TD>
anthardlybelieveit,buthedidntireckonhe
thoughthedkeepthethinguptillhetiredtheeopleout,sotheyd
thinout,andhindthedukeuldbreaklooseandgetawayanyway,
hesetthere,andprettysoonhebeguntosle,andsays:
”itsaverytoughquestion,aintityes,sir,ikntellyou
all,thin,bluearrow
thatsitis;andifyoudontlookclost,youcantseeitnow
doyousayhey”
hinglikethatoldblisterforcleanoutandout
cheek
theneantusbrisktouerandhispard,andhis
eyelightsuplikehejudgedhedgotthekingthisti,andsays:
”thereyouveheardarkonpeter
”
bothofthepokeupandsays:
”ark”
”good”saystheoldgentlen”noyoudidseeonhisbreastwas
aslldi,andabialhedroppedwhenhewas
young,andaarked
thehate,aintthatyousaw”
bothofthepokeupagain,andsays:
”no,arksatall”
indnoheysingsout:
”thesfraudslesduckeesdroles
rideenarail”andeverybodyonce,andtherewasa
rattlingpopsonthetableandyells,and
says:
”gentlengentlenhearjustaasinglewordifyou
pleasetheresoneletsgoanddiguptherpseandlook”
thattookthe
”hooray”theyallshouted,andartingrightoff;butthelawyer
andthedoctorsungout:
”holdon,holdonllarallthesefouandtheboy,andfetchthebr >
along,too”
”arkswell
lynchthewholegang”
itherenogettingaway,you
knoarchedusrightalong,straightforthe
graveyard,ileandahalfdoheriver,andtheown
atourheels,foradenoiseenough,andithe
evening
asaryjaneoutoftown;
becausenoe,and
blos
carryingonlike
akeitrescarytheskyhe
lightningbeginningtoongst
theleavesthisostaostdangersoiever
yoe
ifiybackto
saveandsetfreee,herehinginthe
eandsuddendeathbutjusttheattoorksifthey
didntfindthebr >
iuldntbeartothinkaboutit;andyet,sohothink
aboutnothingelseitgotdarkeranddarker,anditiful
titogivethecroebythe
hinesandabodyghtasrytogivegoliarthesliphedragged
rightalong,heed,andihadtoruntokeepup
heygottheretheysedintothegraveyardand
likeanoverfloheygottothegravetheyfoundtheyhad
aboutahundredtisasnyshovelsastheyed,butnobodyhadnt
thoughttofetchalantebuttheysailedintodigginganyhe
fliantothenearesthouse,ahalfa
leoff,toborrowone
sotheydugandduglikeeverything;anditgotaherain
started,andthee
briskerandbrisker,andthethunderbood;buttheeoplenevertook
nonoticeofit,theyinuteyou
uldseeeverythingandeveryfaceinthatbigcroheshovelfuls
ofdirtsailingupoutofthegrave,andthenextsendthedarkwiped
itallout,andyouuldntseenothingatall
atlasttheygotouttheffinandbeguntounscrehelid,andthen
suchanothercrohereo
scrougeinandgetasight,youneversee;andinthedark,that
ydreadfulpullingandtuggingso,andi
reckonhecleanforgotiheedandpanting
allofasuddenthelightningletgoaperfectsluiceofeglare,and
sobodysingsout:
”bythelivingjingo,heresthebagofgoldonhisbreast”
hinesletoutayandgive
abigsurgetobusthisalook,andtheoutand
shinnedfortheroadinthedarkthereaintnobodycantell
ihadtheroadalltoself,andifairlyfleall
toselfexceptthesoliddark,andthenohenglares,andthe
buzzingoftherain,andthethrashingofthehesplittingof
thethunder;andsureasyouareboididclipitalong
rucktheto,soi
neverhuntedfoobaain
one;andedeyeandsetit
nolightthere;thehousealldarkadefeelsorryand
disappointed,ididntknoatlast,justasiwassailingby,
flashesthelightinryjanesyheartswelledup
sudden,liketobust;andthesasendthehouseandalle
inthedark,andenoreinthisworld
sheostsand
thenuteiakethe
toe
thelightningshoeohatchainedisnatcheditandshoved
itfastenedhnothingbutaropethetowhead
iddleofthe
river,butididntlosenoti;andrucktheraftatlasti
laiddoobloould
affordeditbutididntasisprungaboardisungout:
”out,andsetherlooseglorybetogoodness,
ofthe
jiitout,andingforsspread,hewasso
fullofjoy;butpsedhinthelightningheartshotupin
uthandioverboardbackhewasoldking
learandadroostscaredtheliver
... </P></TD>