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"I'm a little 'ard of 'earing," was the answer, and the picturesque old man put his hand to his ear shellwise. "Speculation is idle," exclaimed Captain Acton, with a slight flavour of impatience in his manner. "I am profoundly puzzled. There can be no question from Mr Adams's statement and from my own observation that the fellow who delivered the missive is cabin-boy, or steward, or whatever you please to call him, of the Minorca, chosen by your son, as he admits, though it seemed to me as I looked at him that nobody less likely and less[Pg 188] inviting for such a post could have been found in the district." "What's the matter, don't you want him?" asked his mother. "I thought maybe you'd like to have him, seein's you're such cronies an' there must be some good in him in spite of his looks. I could have them partridges that Joe Scraff sent over roasted with bacon strips across 'em, an' baked potatoes, an' maybe I might boil an apple dumplin'.".
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"It would be convenient to me if you would fix a day for the first payment if you cannot pay the whole," said Mr Greyquill. "You may succeed," she replied, "but I'm afraid you would have to know Billy a long time to know him well." Then Maurice Keeler whistled. "Whew! Ain't he the old human icicle?" he asked. "Yep, an' warm. We're sure to have a rough fall an' a humdinger of a winter.".
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