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"No, nor drink. And Mr. Bender, he was the fust to go, and then Indian Pete, and then Mrs. McGregor, and then Johnny Hones, and then, dearie, your mother." NO NOR DRINK AND MISTER BENDER HE WAS THE FIRST TO GO AND THEN THE INDIAN PETE AND THEN MISSUS MC GREGOR AND THEN JOHNNY HOLMES AND THEN DEARIE YOUR MOTHER
no water, nor nothing to eat?” “No, there ain’t nothing, dearie. You’ll just need to be patient awhile, and then you’ll be all right. Put your head up agin me like that, and then you’ll feel bullier. It ain’t easy to talk when your lips is like leather, but I guess I’d best let you know how the cards lie. What’s that you’ve got?” “Pretty things! fine things!” cried the little girl enthusiastically, holding up two glittering fragments of mica. “When we goes back to home I’ll give them to brother Bob.” “You’ll see prettier things than them soon,” said the man confidently. “You just wait a bit. I was going to tell you though—you remember when we left the river?” “Oh, yes.” “Well, we reckoned we’d strike another river soon, d’ye see. But there was somethin’ wrong; compasses, or map, or somethin’, and it didn’t turn up. Water ran out. Just except a little drop for the likes of you and—and——” “And you couldn’t wash yourself,” interrupted his companion gravely, staring up at his grimy visage. EN AWAY THREE DAYS SAY IT'S AWFUL DRY AIN'T IT AIN'T THERE NO WATER NOR NOTHING TO EAT NO THERE AIN'T NOTHING DEARIE YOU'LL JUST NEED TO BE PATIENT A WHILE AND THEN YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT PUT YOUR HEAD UP AGIN ME LIKE THAT AND THEN YOU'LL FEEL BLEAR IT AIN'T EASY TO TALK WHEN YOUR LIPS IS LIGHT LEATHER BUT I GUESS I'D BEST LET YOU KNOW HOW THE CARDS LIE WHAT'S THAT YOU'VE GOT PRETTY THINGS FINE THINGS CRIED THE LITTLE GIRL ENTHUSIASTICALLY HOLDING UP TWO GLITTERING FRAGMENTS OF MICA WHEN WE GOES BACK TO HOME I'LL GIVE THEM TO BROTHER BOB YOU'LL SEE PRETTIER THINGS THAN THEM SOON SAID THE MAN CONFIDENTLY YOU JUST WAIT A BIT I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU THOUGH YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE LEFT THE RIVER OH YES WELL WE RECKONED WE'D STRIKE ANOTHER RIVER SOON D'YE SEE BUT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG COMPASSES OR MAP OR SOMETHING AND IT DIDN'T TURN UP WATER RAN OUT JUST ACCEPT A LITTLE DROP FOR THE LIKES OF YOU AND AND YOU COULDN'T WASH YOURSELF INTERRUPTED HIS COMPANION GRAVELY STARING UP AT HIS GRIMY VISAGE
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