Part 52 (2/2)
”What's the good of telling on her?” he growled to himself, as he lay back with his hands under his head; and in that attitude he rested for nearly three hours Then, , he slowly and deliberately rose, soo slowly in the direction taken by Celia hours before
Je, lifting up one heavy sea boot and putting it down before the other, he never turned his head in either direction So stiff was he in his movements, that any one atched hiht forward, and that was all
A greatpractice, had made his eyes work like a lobster's, and, as he went on, they were rolling slowly round and round, taking in everything, keeping a look-out to sea, and watching the revenue cutter, sweeping the offing, running over the fields and downs and hollows, , not even the few ht up, and placing them in his hat
Slow as his pace was, the distance between the prints of the big boots was great, and the , up the cliff beyond the entrance to the old quarry, then down below it, and then close up alongside, where he stooped over, and then went down a few steps out of sight
He did not turn his head, for his lobster eyes had convinced hiht, and, as he disappeared in the deep hole, he pounced upon the basket, and then went softly and quickly down to where the loose tile stones lay
A rapid examination satisfied hiain, basket in hand, stood still and rolled his eyes, but saw no sign of the basket's owner, and then, thrusting his arh the handle, he went steadily back to the farm, where he thrust his head in at the door, stared at Far a net, and backed out and went into the rough stable
Shackle followed hi-needle in the other
”Hullo!” he said
Jemmy held out the basket
”Well, I see brambrys and masheroons What of 'em?”
”Little missus's basket Fun' it”
”Take it home No--I'll send Ramillies Ladyshi+p don't like to see you”
”Fun' it in nu there with that dog She must ha' smelled him out”
”Place been opened?”
”No”
Far-needle; then he poked his red worsted cap a little on one side with the same impleed the red cap again
”Mayn't have seen or heard anything, lad”
”Must, or wouldn't have left the basket”
”Right Have big Tom Dunley, Badstock and two more, and be yonder at dark Ramillies know?”
”Not yet”
”Don't tell hi yonder for you Here he co I'll meet you soon as it's dark”
”Pistols?”