Part 9 (1/2)
”Well, never ht, I'll be bound!”
”Will you hold your tongue?” roared the farmer ”There, make haste and finish that food, boy Take Jemmy Dadd and the boat and find her
Skin's worth a few shi+llings I must have that”
”Did you look over the cliff, father?” asked Ram
”I looked over? Of course, but how could I see in that fog?”
Ram was soon out and away, to hunt up Jemmy Dadd, whoiously They went down to the boat, launched her, and rowed out along under the treive up in despair, convinced that the unfortunate cow had been swept right out to sea, when Rarumbled the man; ”I'm half asleep, now”
”Never mind that! Look at the cutter”
”Shan't! I've seen un tih”
”Yes, yes; but look on her deck”
”What for?” said Je homeward
”Oh, what an obstinate chap you are, Jemmy! Look there; Tally's on deck”
”Ck!” ejaculated the h ”Why don't you say she's having a ride in the Saxhaot her there, and the sailors are trying to milk her”
”Then I wish 'em luck,” said Jemmy ”There's only one man as can milk Tally, and that's o for her”
”Ck!” ejaculated Jeain ”What a one you are to joke, Ram Shackle; but it won't do this mornin' I'm burst up with sleep”
”Open your stupid eyes, and look for once I tell you they've got Tally on the deck of the cutter”
”And I tell you, you young Ram Shackle, I'm too sleepy to see fun anywhere Won't do, my lad--won't do”
Ram jumped up, stepped over the thwart, seized the man's head, and screwed it round toward the cutter, where the scene previously described was plain in the sunshi+ne
”Well!” ejaculated Jemmy, ”so she be”
”Why couldn't you believeme, my lad!”
”There, roay!” cried Ra he answered the hail, and next shouted--
”I've co, Mr Raystoke,” said the lieutenant, busily walking up and down as the boat with Ra appointed to a wretched, little cobble boat like this, and sent on sate, or even a sloop-of-e shouldn't have had such an affair as this Why, confound that boy's impudence, he has jumped on board Go and speak to hi How dare he!”
Archy drew himself up, laid one hand upon his dirk, and strutted up to Ra as a save hi after the cow