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define hedging bets Strange to say, I felt a little bit of chagrin at his coming just at "It is terrible," says Mona, with such exceeding earnestness that he could have hugged her on the spot.,“You bet I have. A whole heap. Bet it’ll make your hair curl—”,“But you said you would take me to him. I thought you knew where he is.”,This account of the abruptly ended career of her predecessor was somewhat disturbing to Nell.,"Something," replies he, with a short laugh. "I shall at least see you again on the 19th."，"I have heard of you," says Mona, quietly. Then, pointing towards that part of the wood whither he would go, she says, coldly, "I regret I cannot tell you where this path leads to. Good-morning."，“What are you talking about, boy?”，"A great deal. He saw the devil-stick the other night--""Yes, do, Nolly," says Violet.

“True, so it is. I suppose you are very busy nowadays?”,"Yep." Caleb bent and scrutinized the basket.,“The apple boat, the one Mr. Lind and Mrs. Lind own, you know—that comes every autumn.”,Bob jumped to his feet and began pulling the trigger of his revolver as fast as his fingers would work. Then, yelling, he followed Ted and the Apache in the rush down the hillside.,Nearer it came to them until at last with a swoop they were out into the daylight. Blinking in the bright light, their eyes unaccustomed to the sun, they did not realize that a new danger threatened them. It was a long moment before Bob saw what a predicament they were in.,"You will tell me, sir," said Lucy, addressing the surgeon, "what I am to do, and I will do it. Where is he wounded?",“Mose, hoi’ this benighted idjit of a jint till I drive a nail in the wall to wire it up,” called Mr. Wopp, thrusting a nail between his teeth and turning his back on his wife.,"Wait till you see her," says Geoffrey, after a little pause, with full faith in his own recipe.,Mr Eagle again looked up at the skylight, and said as softly as his gruff voice permitted: "What d'ye think, Tom, of our sailin' under sealed orders from Captain Acton which the Captain's to read in latitood twenty north and longitood thirty west? The contents of them sealed orders aren't exactly known to the Capt'n, but he told me from what Capt'n Acton let fall, he believed that the ship was[Pg 271] to be carried to another port, and there handed over to a Spanish gent as was a-waitin' to receive her, and that the whole ship's company was to be discharged and sent 'ome at Captain Acton's expense and the wages they had agreed for trebled. What d'ye say to that?","Mr Lawrence told you," said Captain Acton, "that he had received the news of this cruiser last night. At what hour, do you think?","How do you like it now?" asked Griffin, as the gong released them for the rest, and they slipped out in the corridor to look for Elinor.,"Somewhere beyond Bantry; you have heard of Bantry Bay?".