Part 96 (2/2)
”That's our way,” said Mike quickly ”Eh, o the way you came,” cried Don
”Nay, you don't; that's our way, too”
”The country's open, and we shall go which e like,” cried Don
”Hear, hear, Mas' Don!” cried Jeue, old barrel cooper!” cried Mike ”You're going along of us; that's what you're going to do”
”That we are not!” cried Don
”Oh, yes, you are, so no nonsense We've got powder and shot, and you've only got spears, and one gun's equal to fifty spears”
”Look here, sir!” cried Don sternly, ”I don't want any words with such a o another”
”This here's the way,” said Mike ot to coati; coht, do you?” growled Mike ”Coive 'eood to fight again guns, and o with theain' any savages who rily; ”here would you get such savages as these? The Maoris are gentleain, Mas' Don; but we'd better get on”
”But why do they want us with them?”
”Strikes me they're 'fraid we shall tell on them”
”Tell on them?”
”Yes; it's my belief as Master Mike's been transported, and that he's contrived to get aith these two”
”And we are to stop with three such men as these?”
”Well, they arn't the sort of chaps I should choose, Mas' Don; but they say they're gen'leht, Mike, we're co bird, and then I' bird,” said Jeet away froes”
”Then you may think yourself precious lucky you weren't shot Come on”
Mike led the way, and Don and his coh followers of Mike Bannock couns cocked
”Pleasant that, Mas' Don,” said Jeain But they can't shoot”