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LaRose had crawled to shore and sat dripping and sniffling on the bank.,Like a flash Billy was on his feet. "Stop!" he cried, his voice ringing out like a challenge. "You don't whip her if I know it.","I understan'," said Billy, sympathetically.,He led the way to the house, Maurice following meekly with the market-basket, eyes running tears and throat burning.,"'If you'll promise me you'll stay away from my quail an' partridge I'll catch 'em fer nuthin,' I told him. 'Only,' I says, 'remember, I do what I please with 'em, after I get 'em.' He looked at me as though he'd like to choke me, but he said all right, he'd leave my birds alone.,"All right; that's settled. But listen, now, every one of you. He's gotta go of his own accord. We're not goin' to be disobedient in any way. Fer a time we'll eat out'a his hand. Now wait—" as a groan of protest went up—"let me finish afore you get the high-jumps, you fellers. At the end of two er three weeks somethin' is goin' to happen to Mr. Johnston. I'm not goin' to say what that somethin' is right now, but you'll all know soon enough. And if after it happens he's got nerve enough to come back here I miss my guess, that's all.","You kin?" Jim exclaimed. "Well, I'll be razzle-dazzled!","I understand," said the Admiral. "This[Pg 113] should prove a very good offer—very good terms. What will this ship carry?","No, tell me here.",Without further speech Mr Lawrence passed into his cabin.,It was long after his mother had left the loft and Anse's wails of protest and wild promises of vengeance had given place to the regular breathing of peaceful sleep that Billy lay awake, gazing wide-eyed through the dark.,"But a small bit av a chune, Billy. A bit av a lilt on me whistle, now.".